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This post is also available in: Spanish
We are pleased to share two new PREAL publications produced as part of the activities of PREAL’s Working Group on Teacher Professionalization (GTD).
PREAL Working Paper No. 49, The Missing Voice of Students and Parents in Teacher Performance Evaluation, examines the extent to which parents and students around the world are involved in evaluating teacher practices and performance. The report focuses on the case of Chile, where periodic surveys illustrate public opinion regarding the topic.
The author argues that student opinion, by identifying the qualities of a good teacher, helps to enrich models and standards for evaluating teacher performance. Moreover, student and teacher opinions should inform the teaching profession—for example, how we train and certify teachers—as well as provide inputs for creating effective teaching practices. The document concludes that education policy cannot continue to exclude students and parents from teacher evaluation processes.
The most recent edition of our Education Synopsis series, “Parent and Student Opinion in Evaluating Teacher Performance,” summarizes the main findings of the working paper and calls on education experts to continue collecting and disseminating the opinions of students and parents.
PREAL Working Paper No. 49 (Spanish)
Education Synopsis No. 30 (Spanish)
Note: these documents are only available electronically.
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