Teachers can be evaluated in many different ways. Teachers can be evaluated through writing assignments that are required to be creative, analytical, or persuasive. They will be assigned individual and group projects to be reviewed. College supervisors or mentor teachers will observe new teachers in the classroom. It is important for a new teacher to give themselves self-assessments. A new teacher needs to know if their students are learning and if they are not, what changes they should make. Performance-based assessments are important in determining:
- Are lessons structured to incorporate rigorous academic content and engaging teaching methods?
- Does your language convey high expectations of your students?
- Are you meeting the needs of individual learners?
- Are you managing the class time effectively such as redirecting students' attention back to academic studies if they become distracted?
- Do you exchange questions fairly between boys and girls?
Considering the test-to performance evaluation spectrum. Which one do you think is more important?
I think the performance-based evaluation is a better way to determine if a teacher is effective in the classroom. Some people may not be good test takers bur are really effective in the classroom. I think the same problem could apply to students. It is important to have a balance between both aspects and look at the big picture.
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