The Effectiveness of a Teacher Evaluation Process as Perceived by Teachers and Building-level Administrators

Resolving the Evaluator/Nurturer Role Conflict of the Elementary School Principal

“…1. How do teachers' perceptions of the evaluation process (Deakin, 1986;Halstead, 1988;Hobson, 1989;Lunsford, 1988;Stewart,198? ) and of the supervision process affect the expectations for or conflicts in the roles of the principal?…”

“…David Halstead (1988) found that in comparison with high school teachers, primary grade teachers had a greater degree 20 of confidence that the evaluation process was, in fact, being used to improve instruction. This present study will help identify ways in which principals use the evaluation system to promote improvement in instruction, while at the same time lowering teachers' anxiety that summative evaluation aspects may break down the trust and collegiality seen as important in making the principal effective (Hobson, 1989;Lunsford, 1988).…”

“…In a study by Blumberg (1980) Several researohers have studied teaohers' peroeptions of evaluation and/or supervision prooesses (Halstead, 1988;Hobson, 1989;Lunsford, 1988;Steward, 1987). Some found that teachers viewed their evaluator as non-threatening and trustworthy, seeing the supervisor as helpful and knowledgeable about teaching; in such cases teachers would go to him or her for help (Hobson, 1989;Lunsford, 1988).…”

“…Teachers and administrators also differed in their perceptions of the amount of feedback or other help given, with teachers feeling less existed than administrators felt they had provided (Halstead, 1988;Vandeventer, 1983).…”

“…Evaluation literature points out that some theorists feel that teacher perceptions of evaluation and of the associated role expectations are often not the same as those of supervisors (Question 1), nor are they as positive (Blumberg, 1980;Eisner, in Sergiovanni, 1982;Stewart, 1987;Halstead, 1988). Other researchers found teachers viewing supervisors as helpful and supportive (Hobson, 1989;Lunsford, 1988).…”