The value of behaviorally based performance appraisals

Performance Appraisal in Child Welfare:

“…The scale for each responsibility is divided into a number of valucs ranging from low to high (e.g., One, Unacceptable, to Five, Excellent). Each value is assigned one or more statements that are used as "anchors" to describe the value (Schneier & Beatty, 1979;Kearney, 1976). For example, for the job responsibility of coordinating staff meetings, an excellent rating could be anchored with the following phrase: "Consistently plans and conducts staff meetings in a professional manner through the use of predeveloped agendas, encouragement of staff input, issue-directed discussion, and prompt beginning and closure of meetings."…”