Improving the teacher’s evaluation methods and tools in Abu Dhabi schools-Case study
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find new tools and methods to
evaluate teachers' performance rather than the traditional tools and
methods used recently and may not be satisfy and fair to the
teachers' efforts in their contribution and teaching. A qualitative
method as long as conducting several workshops used in this study
to collect data. The sample includes 5 supervisors, 5 principals and
10 teachers working in Abu Dhabi schools. Interviews, group
discussion and documents review used in data collecting and
analyzed in order of trying to find a fair and comprehensive
methods for teachers evaluation that would play a vital role in turn
to guarantee better teacher performance and therefore high student
academic achievements. The results and finding indicates that the
recent tools and methods need to improve to cover the components of
teaching as process and effectiveness, teachers performance
including the international standards-based evaluation of practices,
evidence of teachers contributions to their colleagues, schools and
students learning, and need to consider teachers professional
development and personal improvements as a part of teachers
quality same as teaching quality.