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The sizzle and fizzle of teacher evaluation in the United States and the selective use of research evidence

Frontiers in Education, 2023
In 2009, the United States funded the largest federal educational reform effort in the nation’s history. Referred to as Race to the Top (RTTT), a cornerstone of this effort was the high-stakes evaluation of all teachers, with a significant emphasis on ...
Drew H. Gitomer, Brittany L. Marshall
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The structure and evaluation of educational research skills and accomplishments among rural teachers: Data from China

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
The practice of educational research by rural teachers is highly valued and very important for their professional development and for the revitalization of rural education. This study explored the components of educational research activities among rural
Luo Feng, Luo Feng, Yao Yuxiang, Qiu Lihua   +3 more
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Evaluating Teacher Evaluation

Phi Delta Kappan, 2012
Popular modes of evaluating teachers are fraught with inaccuracies and inconsistencies, but the field has identified better approaches.
Darling-Hammond, Linda, Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey, Haertel, Edward, Rothstein, Jesse   +3 more
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Teacher Evaluations in the Special Education Setting: Voices from the Field [PDF]

, 2016
National policy mandates have placed greater accountability on districts and schools to improve the outcomes of every student, including students with disabilities.
Pazey, Barbara L., Sledge, Ann
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The language teacher’s development [PDF]

, 2005
This paper provides a commentary on recent contributions to the subject of teacher development and growth, focusing particularly on our understanding of some of the processes and tools that have been identified as instrumental and supportive in ...
Mann, Steve J.
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Data-based student learning objectives for teacher evaluation

Cogent Education, 2020
Student learning objectives (SLOs) have become an increasingly popular tool for teacher evaluations as an alternative to Value-added Models (VAMs). However, the use of SLOs faces two major challenges.
Shuqiong Lin, Wen Luo, Fuhui Tong, Beverly J. Irby, Rafael Lara Alecio, Linda Rodriguez, Selena Chapa   +6 more
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規訓權力的實踐─以教師專業發展評鑑為分析對象 The Power of Discipline: Some Thoughts on the Teacher Evaluation for Professional Development

Shizi Peiyu Yu Jiaoshi Zhuanye Fazhan Qikan, 2013
教育改革的浪潮引發大眾對教師評鑑的關注，但教師評鑑雖以專業發展為號召卻隱含著權力宰制。這種權力並非刻板印象中透過強制或壓抑來施展，而是一種具有生產性，藉由一套看似無害之技術打造服從又有用的身體，即傅柯所主張的規訓權力。本研究擬由規訓權力的觀點來分析下列問題：一、教師評鑑中的規訓權力機制及其運作模式；二、教師評鑑所帶來的意識型態效果；三、接受評鑑的教師應對教師評鑑之方式。本研究發現：在教師評鑑過程中，規訓權力先將空間、人員切割、分類以便於監視，再依據規準進行裁決與改造以生產理想教師。對教師而言 ...
李孟倫 Lee, Meng-Lun
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Policy design and enactment in a federalist school system: understanding the interplay of actors in educational governance

Education Inquiry
This article examines the design and enactment of a Media and Information Literacy (MIL) curriculum within the decentralised, federalist Swiss school system.
Michelle Jutzi, Thomas Wicki, Marina Grgic, Ueli Hostettler   +3 more
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Effects of a Teacher-Led Intervention Fostering Self-Regulated Learning and Reading among 5th and 6th Graders—Treatment Integrity Matters

Education Sciences
Self-regulated learning (SRL) is a crucial competence in our rapidly changing society, yet its systematic promotion in the classroom remains limited.
Nadine Schuler, Caroline Villiger, Evelyn Krauß   +2 more
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Students' gender bias in teaching evaluations

Higher Learning Research Communications, 2015
The goal of this study was to investigate if there is gender bias in student evaluations. Researchers administered a modified version of the teacher evaluation forms to 58 students (male=30; female=28) in a basic introductory communications class.
Narissra Punyanunt-Carter, Stacy L Carter   +1 more
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