Kirkpatrick's Evaluation Model as a Means of Evaluating Teacher Performance

摘要: Today schools are being asked more and to justify that they providing quality education their students (Haertel, 1999). The in turn asking teachers be responsible for the of training This demand is often without markers other than, perhaps, student performance on some identified standardized test may one reasonable marker teacher effectiveness but, perhaps not sufficient by itself. A teacher's a multifaceted picture how learners charge grow under direction. We expect our children develop motivation learning, basis learning build on, skills or ability apply finally we succeed at taking outside school use them building lives hope will have. Largely, hold guiding this monumental task. To frame reference realistic approach evaluating performance, article suggests borrowing from realm corporate, industrial, adult using Kirkpatrick's (1959a, 1959b,1960a,1960b) four level model evaluation. evaluation has been most reviewed applied guide assessing world work since its inception 1959. In an Training Development (1996), Kirkpatrick reviews notes little content changed. He still posits training, paper teaching, best evaluated progressively difficult valuable levels. These reaction level, behavior results (Kirkpatrick, 1959a). rest define these levels discuss each can used evaluate traditional classroom setting. Level One: Reaction first level. (1996) describes it as, "how participants feel about various aspects program." words, do have positive feelings instructor, material, experience. premise if those reap fullest benefit instructions support experience as others. For corporate see loss could lead trainer department. If was derived, future service likely working with setting, value seem less clear. long there instruction, who wanted anyway. laws make until given age mandatory (McCarthy & Cambron-McCabe, 1987). So why should level? answer is, again, multifaceted. begin accept goals instruction create motivated learners, easily connect (Alao Guthrie, individual does like program, "there's chance they'll put fourth effort learn" 1996). An environment valued enjoyed leads learner willing receptive. receptive able take retain material. Additionally, look places leaving favorable things say so drive trainees away influence employers devalue find ready analogies public education. …