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Why “Engineering” Teacher Evaluation Systems is Best by Nicole B. Kersting - July 11, 2014New teacher evaluation systems are being designed, implemented and piloted in many states. The goal of these new systems is to provide more accurate and objective information on teacher performance than current systems do. Ideally, these new systems provide information for accountability purposes but also for helping teachers improve their performance. Achieving these goals is not likely unless we change our approach to designing such systems from a political process and adopt an engineering perspective. Taking an engineering design approach can lead to solid designs for teacher evaluation systems, provide opportunities for improvement through monitoring and feedback, and create accountability for the design process because the information on teacher performance these systems do provide can be evaluated against the goals and intended uses that were specified. To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Nicole Kersting
University of Arizona E-mail Author NICOLE B. KERSTING is an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies & Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Statistics at the University of Arizona.
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