Abstract The Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) reiterated the need to conduct
class observations to help ensure the delivery of quality basic education to all learners. It …

This introductory essay provides a framing for and an overview of the papers contained in
this special issue of the Educational Assessment journal. In it the author begins with a brief …

This study examined the relationships among pre-service teachers'(PTs) achievement goal
orientations, emotions about teaching, teacher identity, and the sense of personal …

This research examines how public school principals in eight US states perceive their
teacher evaluation systems, which are based on Charlotte Danielson's Framework for …

This mixed-methods study examined 55 first-year teachers'(FYTs) experiences with teacher
evaluation and their perceived influence of evaluation on their teaching. Analyses revealed …

Under increasing pressure in the face of teacher evaluation systems and accountability
measures, schools must focus on those teachers that exhibit marginal to incompetent …

As states and districts reinvent teacher evaluation systems to provide better measures of
teacher performance, their utilization of information to improve instruction has become key to …

This research examines how public school principals in seven US states perceive the
proficiency exam they must take and pass in order to evaluate their teachers. The test is …

The challenge of designing and implementing teacher evaluation reform throughout the US
has been represented by different policies, teacher evaluation components, and difficulties …

This study was designed to describe the characteristics, experiences, and practices of a
Louisiana Value-Added Model (VAM) teacher with a perfect Compass evaluation score …