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should pay attention to resolving issues related to legitimacy.Methods of evaluating teacher effectivenessThe expression of other components of the evaluation frameworkSince systems of school and teacher assessment and that of the responsive feedbackhave the aim to maintain and improve the performance, it is likely that the synergybetween schools and teacher evaluation generates large benefits. To achieve greaterimpact, the focus of assessment should be linked to schools or have an effect on thefocus of the evaluation of teachers. 6Evaluation of teachers may be related to measures taken by schools to improvethe quality of teaching in a variety of ways.First, evaluation of teachers can directly serve the purpose of improving theteaching in school when the teacher evaluation is conducted as part of the internalevaluation of the school, unlike formal assessment of individual teachers. Second,measurements of school and teacher evaluation are interconnected when thecontribution of individual teachers in the school development is assessed as part ofthe individual evaluation of teachers.Third, organizational measures and evaluating school teachers may also relate tothe professional development activities for teachers that are planned in the generalplan of the development of the school.Results of positive evaluations of individual teachers are rarely used outside of schoolevaluations. Such results are reviewed by school administrators when they analyzethe quality of teaching in their schools and in the development of improvement plans.Teacher evaluation proceduresThe defining of the effective procedures of teacher assessment is problematicat different levels: measurement of accuracy, inclusion of all dimensions to bemeasured, consistency with the objectives arising from reaction, suitability tothe needs of those who will use the results (teachers, school principals, educationauthorities), cost – effectiveness and practical feasibility.Teacher evaluation requires setting reference standards and evaluation criteriathat enable accurate assessments of performance. To measure the performance anappropriate choice of instruments and sources of information should be made.Improving the effectiveness of teacher evaluation means to select appropriateprocedures for the given objectives 7 .The three following aspects analyze:• Character and nature of teacher evaluation;6. OECD, 20097. e.g. internal vs. external process; formative vs. summative process93Volume 1 - Number 1 - 2013