Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Leadership Studies
Department
Leadership Studies
Committee Chair
Selden, Sally C.
Committee Member
Jones, Roger E.
Committee Member
Ratliff, Brian C.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the performance evaluation procedures in a local county school district to find out if the performance evaluation system influenced student achievement. Can effective teaching be linked, via evaluation tools and rubrics, to student achievement outcomes? A second focus of this research investigation was to examine the impact that the county's evaluation system had on teacher practice. Does the evaluation system provide a crucial link between student achievement and teacher performance, or do teachers view it as a formality, or worse, as a less-than-meaningful mandated exercise? This investigation will be the first step in a process to determine if the county's evaluation system is able to effectively measure teacher performance.
Recommended Citation
Calvert, Lee Ann, "The Impact of Performance Evaluations on Teachers' Instructional Practices and Student Achievement : Evidence from a Rural School District" (2014). Graduate Dissertations and Theses. 9.
https://digitalshowcase.lynchburg.edu/etd/9
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons