The use and misuse of teacher appraisal - Education International

T H E U S E A N D M I S U S E O F T E A C H E R A P P R A I S A L
INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT
ON THE TEACHING PROFESSION
Survey on Teacher Appraisal and Professional Standards
The theme of the third annual International Summit on the Teaching Profession, to
be held in Amsterdam on 13-14 March 2013, focuses on teacher evaluation and
professional standards. During the Summit, delegates will have discussions guided by
the following questions:
• How is teacher quality defined by policy makers, the teaching profession and
society ? What standards are set and by whom?
• How is teacher quality evaluated? What systems are in place and how are the
evaluations carried out ?
• How do evaluations contribute to school improvement and teacher selfefficacy?
What impact can be expected on teaching and learning from teacher
evaluation ?
As in previous years, the OECD will be preparing a background report to be published
and distributed at the Summit and provided to Summit participants ahead of time. Much
of the data for this year’s report will be taken from the OECD’s existing work on teacher
appraisal and feedback including OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey.
However, the OECD is interested in collecting data and examples from additional countries
and regions that might not be part of our existing projects on teacher appraisal and
standards. The OECD recognizes that some countries do not have national appraisal
arrangements and that some also prefer the term ‘teacher feedback’ to ‘appraisal.’ The
survey questions have been constructed to enable the widest range of information possible.
You are being asked to complete this short survey (15 questions) in order to provide
additional data for the Summit background report. Examples provided in the text boxes
after the questions below may be used as examples of best practice within the report.
For countries with multiple educational jurisdictions it is likely to be difficult to provide
information at the country level. If it is at all possible, countries are asked to provide
information about the average situation for the particular aspect being addressed. We
understand, however, that averages will not be possible for some countries and we
ask instead that these countries provide examples from individual educational
jurisdictions that show the interesting practices within the country.
Please provide your answers in the fields of this document and return it by 1 December
2012 to John Bangs at john.bangs@ei-ie.org and copied to Guntars Catlaks at
guntars.catlaks@ei-ie.org.
Thank you in advance for your time.
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