Evaluating Classroom Instruction

Part 1 Fundamental principles: who evaluates instruction and for what purposes? measurement and evaluation principles classroom observations additional data sources. Part 2 Formative methods: analyzing a complex art analysis of teaching cycles. Part 3 Summative methods: summative evaluations for beginning teachers evaluations for advancement of expert teachers evaluations for retention of marginal teachers evaluating instruction for research studies. Part 4 Looking ahead: a reason to be optimistic.