History of Teacher Evaluation

A HISTORY LESSON

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We’ll review three distinct phases of teacher evaluation in our nation’s history.

The first phase of teacher evaluation focused on Teacher traits or teacher dispositions.

One of the first pieces of literature on the topic, The Commonwealth Teacher-Training

Study, was published in 1929.

Phase 1: Teacher Traits 1929

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Authors Charters and Waples listed 83 different traits that teachers should

possess.

You may be surprised to learn that if you were a teacher in the 1930’s you’d be evaluated

by traits such as these…


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Cheerfulness:

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Cheerfulness:a) Does not look sullenb) Acts as if he were glad to be

livingc) Performs disagreeable tasks

pleasantly d) Looks as if he had a good timee) Cheers up the other fellowf) Smiles, even when things go

wrongg) Says “Good morning” to pupils

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Dignity:


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Dignity:a) Does not pretend to be going to

cry whenever boys misbehaveb) Does not apply rouge and

powder before pupilsc) Does not sit on top of desk and

swing feetd) Does not answer pupils back in

the same saucy way that they talk to him

e) Does not whine about things that do not suit him

However, by the mid-20th century there was a move to professionalize the teaching

profession.

Doctors and lawyers weren’t being evaluated by their personalities, but rather, by

standards and certification requirements.

Phase 2: Teacher Inputs Mid-20th Century

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Just as lawyers had the bar exam, the teaching profession developed state certification tests.

The thought was that performing well on these tests, and later, participating in ongoing

professional development, that great teachers could be made and evaluated.


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The more PD sessions you attended, the better the teacher you were.


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The problem with this scenario, though certainly better than being evaluated on your personality, was that this system on focused

on teacher inputs.

In addition, we’ve learned that these teacher tests are not predictive of the quality of teachers or their students’ outcomes.

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That brings us to phase 3.

Phase 3: Student Outcomes 21st Century

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Teacher evaluation based on student outcomes.

At Relay, you’ve done the hard work of establishing your Pathway in your SGA modules, and by

building your teaching competencies in your Core and Content modules.

Phase 3: Student Outcomes 21st Century

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Data Narrative =Your students’ outcomes

+The knowledge, skills, and

mindsets you developed to get them there

Data Narrative: Report of Your Research and Analysis

The Data Narrative is an opportunity for you to

share what you’ve learned and what you’ve

accomplished over the past two years. Make it

your own!

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