Teacher Evaluation And Students’ Academic Performance In Junior Secondary Schools

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Introduction Teacher evaluation is a function of human decision-making resulting from a value judgment about how good or weak a particular work performance is using information that compares the actual work performance with predetermined performance standards (Grobler, 2013). Appraisal comes from the work “praise” (to express warm approbation) in an effort to make teacher evaluation more palatable. Common synonyms for evaluation are assessment and appraisal. Teacher evaluation is normative in nature because a value judgment is given. This value judgment must b…