Journal
STUDIES IN EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION
Volume 49, Issue -, Pages 15-29Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2016.03.002
Keywords
Classroom observation; Teacher appraisal; Teacher development; Instructional quality; Professional development; Evaluation systems
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Teacher evaluation and development policies around the world are undergoing significant reform. Classroom observation often carries a considerable weight in teacher appraisal and improvement systems, and provides the critical formative anchor informing professional development. This study examined a purposively selected sample of sixteen classroom observation systems in six countries, including high performing Singapore and Japan, regional exemplar Chile, the three largest school districts in the United States, and other interesting examples in Australia, Germany and the United States to add diversity to the sample. The study offers an analytic framework for understanding classroom observation systems across contexts, distinguishing conceptual, methodological and policy aspects that shape these systems. The sixteen systems were remarkably consistent in their stated overall purposes, but there was variation in terms of how they operationalized good teaching, the degree of standardization of the observation process, emphasis on validation, and information uses. The paper describes and discusses these characteristics in order to help researchers and policymakers reflect on the available options and take more informed decisions in designing classroom observation for evaluating and improving teaching. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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