Trends in Teacher Perceptions of Educator Evaluation

Key Findings

1. Teachers in both tested and non-tested grades and subjects generally believe that the evaluation system is fair and improves their teaching.
2. Teacher perceptions of evaluation are fairly similar across teacher race and ethnicity as well as gender.
3. Veteran teachers are slightly less likely to agree that the process has led to improvements in their teaching than new teachers.
4. Teachers in earlier grades hold slightly more positive perceptions of evaluation.
5. A majority of teachers across all levels of effectiveness hold positive perceptions of evaluation.