Newly available in paper, this is the first comprehensive look at the process of selecting, assessing and assisting teachers in nearly a decade. Since the publication of the first Handbook, the profession of teaching has witnessed dramatic change including a greater awareness of teacher accountability, an increase in teacher testing and the development of teaching incentives. At the same time the political, social and organizational factors affecting the performance and evaluation of teachers have been subjects of intensive scrutiny.

Teacher Evaluation in Transition - Linda Darling-Hammond Emerging Roles and Evolving MethodsPART ONE: PURPOSES OF EVALUATIONIntended and Unintended Consequences - Gary Natriello Purposes and Effects of Teacher EvaluationPreservice Evaluation of Teachers - Walt HaneyLicensure and Certification of Teachers - Gary Sykes An AppraisalTeacher Selection - Michael ScrivenAssistance and Assessment for Beginning Teachers - Kenneth D PetersonBeyond Minimum Competence - Daniel L Duke and Richard J Stiggins Evaluation for Professional DevelopmentEvaluating Teachers for Career Awards and Merit Pay - Samuel B Bacharach, Sharon C Conley and Joseph B SheddEvaluation for Tenure and Dismissal - Edwin M BridgesTeacher Evaluation for School Improvement - Edward F IwanickiPART TWO: METHODS OF EVALUATIONClassroom Observation - Susan S StodolskyTeacher Ratings - Thomas L Good and Catherine Mulryan A Call for Teacher Control and Self-EvaluationSelf-Assessment - Larry W BarberUsing Student Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers - Gene V GlassThe Schoolteacher¿s Portfolio - Tom Bird An Essay on PossibilitiesConventional Tests for Licensure - George Madaus and William A MehrensPerformance Tests, Simulations, and Other Methods - Edward H HaertelSetting Standards on Teacher Certification Tests - Richard M JaegerCombining Evaluation Data from Multiple Sources - William A MehrensPART THREE: CROSS-CUTTING PERSPECTIVESLegal Issues Concerning Teacher Evaluation - Michael A RebellThe Ethics of Educational Evaluation - Kenneth A StrikeGovernance Issues in the Evaluation of Elementary and Secondary School Teachers - Arthur E Wise and Tamar GendlerEconomic Aspects of Teacher Evaluation - Stephen A Hoenack and David H MonkEmbracing Contraries - Milbrey Wallin McLaughlin Implementing and Sustaining Teacher EvaluationUsing the Personnel Evaluation Standards to Improve Teacher Evaluation - Daniel L Stufflebeam and James R Sanders