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A MIXED METHOD EXPLORATION OF THE EFFICACY OF THE TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Johns, Caroline (2017) A MIXED METHOD EXPLORATION OF THE EFFICACY OF THE TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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A MIXED METHOD EXPLORATION OF THE EFFICACY OF THE TEACHER
EVALUATION SYSTEM IN PENNSYLVANIA
Caroline Johns, Ed.D
University of Pittsburgh, 2017
This mixed method study was a practitioner inquiry into the teacher evaluation system that was enacted as a result of Pennsylvania House Bill 1901 (Act 82 of 2012). The study was an effort to gain an in-depth understanding of (a) factors that led to the passage of the Act 82 teacher evaluation policy, (b) what the policy was intended to do, and (c) how the policy has been translated into actual practice. Data was collected via electronic survey and semi-structured interviews. Participants were currently practicing K-12 public school principals from Beaver and Washington counties which are located in southwestern Pennsylvania. There were 27 survey participants and 6 semi-structured interview participants. Results suggest principals accurately understand the teacher evaluation tool as an accountability measure. All of them received some type of training prior to and/or during initial implementation. Effective implementation of the tool appears to be dependent on the capabilities of the principals, most of the principals are the only evaluator for their teachers and the use of student data varies by principal. Data on professional development practices was inconclusive but suggests that principals and teachers have input in district professional development offerings.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Johns, Carolinecjohns715@me.com
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairTananis, Cynthiatananis@pitt.edu
Committee MemberKirk, Dianedlk31@pitt.edu
Committee MemberJacob, Jameswjacob@pitt.edu
Committee MemberRussell, Jenniferjrussel@pitt.edu
Date: 22 May 2017
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 30 March 2017
Approval Date: 22 May 2017
Submission Date: 26 April 2017
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 223
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies
Degree: EdD - Doctor of Education
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: educator effectiveness, teacher evaluation
Date Deposited: 22 May 2017 19:06
Last Modified: 22 May 2017 19:06
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/31595

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