PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

                  Powerful tool to evaluate performance management  is the performance appraisal.Performance appraisal is to assess the performance of an individual in relation to the objectives,activities,outputs and targets of a job over a given period of time.It is generally done in systematic ways.which are as follows ;

a)   The supervisors will compare the pay of employees  with the targets and plans

b)  The supervisors will analyse the factors behind work performance of employees

c)    The employers role is to guide the employees for a better performance                  

 

 OBJECTIVES OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL    

                

           1)To provide feed back to employees about their          performance and status

    2)To assess the potential present in a person for further growth and development

3)To retain and review the promotional other training programmes

4)It serves as the basis for influencing working habits of the employees

5)To identify strength and weakness of an employee yo place right men on right job

6)To maintain the potential present in a person for further growth and development

     

    ADVANTAGES OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL   

Ø It helps to provide additional training to employees

Ø It helps to provide valuable information to the employees

Ø Performance appraisal system can motivate the efficient employees  by providing the promotion programmes

Ø It helps to create compensation packages for employees. Merrit rating is possible through performance appraisal

Ø It helps the supervisors to understand the validity and importance of the selection procedure.Because the supervisors know the validity and there by strengths and weakness of selection procedure

Ø Performance appraisal play the role of motivation also. Through evaluating performance of employees , a persons efficiency can be determined if the targets are achieved

Ø Effective communication between employers and employees are necessary for an organization. Following factors ensure effective communication;    

        A)Through performance appraisal the employees can                

            understand  and accepts skills of subordinates

        B)The subordinates can also understand and create a  

            a trust  and confidence in superiors

        C)It develops spirit of work

         

          DISADVANTAGES       

       1)It is more time consuming

      2)It creates very stressful environment

      3)If not done properly can be a negative experience and     

           also can be a complete waste of time

          4)If the process is not a pleasant experience, it has the

         Potential to discourge employees

  

        

              TEACHER PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

                    The main quality of a classroom process is a function of how effectively a teacher conduct his or her class.Teacher performance appraisal is a performance management system for school based teachers,designed to evaluate the performance  level of individuals in order to achieve high levels of school performance.This system helps the teachers to provide meaningful appraisals that encourage professional learning and growth.

PURPOSE OF TEACHER PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

a)To provide a basis for paying compensation

b)To determine levels of competence

c)To increase teacher efficiency,effectiveness and good   performance

d)To improve accountability levels within the school

e)To provide a basis for decisions on mechanism to recogonise good performance

f)To ensure that teachers perform their duties with integrity and maintain a positive vigilant attitude towards all learning activities

GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF TEACHER PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

1)To minimize subjectivity through open

discussion  throughout   the appraisal process

2)To use teachers performance appraisal instrument professionally,consistently and uniformly

3)To ensure fairness by taking into account relevant contextual factors that impact on teacher performance

4)To provide feedback on the appraisal process by focusing on;

       a)focus on performance,not on personality

       b)availability on evidence and not on assumptions

       c)objectivity and not on subjectivity

       d)the specific and not general

       e)the concrete and not the abstract

CRITERIA FOR TEACHER PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

a)Pedagogical content knowledge-PCK

                   Pedagogical content knowledge is otherwise known as craft knowledge.It is the combination of both pedagogy and content.It provides to attain integrated knowledge representing teachers accumulated wisdom with respect to the teaching practice;pedagogy,students,subject matter and the curriculum.

b)knowledge of delivery methods

                  Teaching is an art for experienced teachers.Experienced teacher has their own unique qualities include a passion for their subject and an ability to transfer it to the leaners, sound knowledge and excellent communication.A good teacher develops culuture and academic knowledge to their students

c)Understanding the learning process

                 There are four essential process for understanding the learning process.They are;

Ø Synthesising

Ø Organising

Ø Memorising

Ø Communicating

  d)Curriculum alignment

                   Curriculum alignment is otherwise known as curriculum mapping.It is formally evaluate a course or an educational programmes to address the changing needs of student and the work force.In case of public schools, curriculum alignment is an important part of curriculum. It follows certain principles like with the wheels being curriculum,instruction,standards and assessment.Curriculum alignment helps to modify courses and programmes to better target students post secondary success and make better use of resources of the school.And it also helps to reduce remediation.

 e)Students achievement data in planning of instruction

               Assesment can help to improve education.The organizational conditions are necessary to make decisions regarding the students achievement data in classroom and schools.If teacher have information that helps them confidently identify the root of educational challenges and traxk progress,they can more reality develop action plans that will have a positive impact on their students.All teachers share acommon goal;to see every students succeed,students achievement data include teacher observational notes of students performance in class,samples of students class work, students portfolio, results of formal and informal class room assessment,attendance data,behavioural incident data and homework completion concentration data etc……

  f)Classroom management

          It is a term used by teachers and is to make a classroom run smoothely and effectively.This covers;

·       Building community

·       Create a variety of communication channels

·       Always be calm , fair and consistent

·       Integrate positive classroom rituals

·       Design a safe , friendly and well managed classroom environment etc……                   

g) Technology as a tool in classroom

            Classroom technology has become very popular . Teacher do use techonolgy – for administrative,personal productivity and displaying content via projectors and document cameras have google tools knowledge , google earth knowledge , wiki knowledge, spread sheet skills, data base skills, presentation tools, web 2.0 tools etc……

                                                                          Sisini.M

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