In the entire world, there is a widespread recognition that evaluation framework is a key to building stronger and fairer academic institution system. All countries emphasize the evaluation not as end in itself but instead an important tool for achieving improved student outcomes. Teacher evaluation typically has two major purposes. First, it seeks to improve the teacher’s own practice by ident...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among school teachers in Qassim region,  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and it's impact on their performance -as teachers- and on life duties.   METHODS A cross-sectional study was held in Qassim region, KSA between 2012 and 2013. The study was conducted among 300 school teachers selected by multistage stratified random s...

We present results of a randomized trial testing alternative approaches of mapping student achievement into rewards for teachers. Teachers in 216 schools in western China were assigned to performance pay schemes where teacher performance was assessed by one of three different methods. We find that teachers offered “pay-for-percentile” incentives (Barlevy and Neal 2012) outperform teachers offer...

Measures of teachers’ “value added” to student achievement play an increasingly central role in k-12 teacher policy and practice, in part because they have been shown to predict teachers’ long-term impacts on students’ life outcomes. However, little research has examined variation in the long-term effects of teachers with similar value-added performance. In this study, we investigate variation ...

BACKGROUND Since 2010, the Faculty of Medicine at Finis Terrae University implemented a training program aiming to train health professionals in effective educational practices. AIM To evaluate the effect of training in teachers who are in charge of planning courses, conducting classes and learning assessment. MATERIAL AND METHODS Quality of planning, lecture performance and academic perfor...

university of virginia abstract Contemporary education reforms focus on assessing teachers’ performance and developing selection mechanisms for hiring effective teachers. Tools that enable the prediction of teachers’ classroom performance promote schools’ ability to hire teachersmore likely to be successful in the classroom. In addition, these assessment tools can be used for teacher training a...

This study examined the attitude of teachers towards the use of self-made video compact disc and its effect on JS II students’ academic performance in social studies in Calabar Municipality. Teachers’ Utilization of Video Compact Disc Questionnaire (TUVCDQ) and Social Studies Performance Test (SSPT) were administered to 12 teachers and 600 JSS II students respectively from 12 schools purposivel...