The Development Of The Teacher Evaluation System

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of teacher appraisalsystems with different purposent. 0ne is the teacher appraisal systemfor accountaability, the other is the teacher appraisal system forprofessional development.The teacher appraisal system for accountability is a traditionalsyatem, It aims at reward and punishment on the basis of the teachers'performance, such as dismissal, promotion, transfer, demotion, salaryincrease, salaty decrease and mer it pay, Such a system cannot guaranteeall the teachers to take an active part in it with a frank attitude.But the traditional system with quite a few disavantages is still inuse in China.The teaeher appraisal system for professional development is anwe system, It aims at the professional development of all the teachers,based on the mutual understanding of appraisers and appraisees and with2the barmon ious atmospber s runn ing througb tbe wbole 7rocesB. S ince tbelate 1980s an6 tbe early 1990B, G!eat Br itain haB introluced the newteacber appraisal syBtem. It ha8 been a99reciated by tbe great ma j or ityof tbe teacber8 and they 8ay that tbe ne' sy8tem is a strong mea8ureto fac i l itate al l tbe teaeher8' profe8B ional deve lopment, an effeet ive,ay to eorrect thei! sborteomings and a6d to the ir acbieYemntB, and avery impor tant reform in educat ional fie l6,The doctoral diBBer tat ion analy8e8 the n'e systeo' 8 background,implementation anl theory, in tle l ight of tbe !evie' of thetraditional teacbet ap7raisal 8ytem an6 the fiel6 8tud7 of the ne'teaeber appra iBal Bystem.I ho9e that the di8Bertation 'ill give an impetu8 to the currentteacher apPra i8al sy8tem in Ch ina, eorrect ing its di sadvantage8 intheory an' in pract ice, arous ing tbe teaebers' enthus iaBm an6improY ing the fe 1at ionsh i7 bet'een scbool author ity and teaeher sjteahers an' teacbef Bj teaberB and 8tulents, teacher s an6 parentB an6teacbers and coorun ities, and f inal ly improve teacbing gua1 ity anle 6uca t iona l gua l i t y.