by Peermuhammad Ameerali

Created on: November 30, 2009   Last Updated: December 01, 2009

A teacher evaluation process must be objective, comprehensive and practicable. Proper and periodical teacher evaluation alone can ensure systematic development of teachers. In the absence of an evaluation system, most teachers are sure to stagnate in their present standard and position, for the sheer lack of proper motivational stimuli.

Various teacher attributes and how to evaluate each one of them:

1. First and foremost a teacher's subject knowledge must be continuously monitored and developed to meet the growing needs of the student community. Any let-up in this aspect seriously affects the worth of a teacher.

Evaluation process: Every teacher must be asked to answer an objective type of question paper comprising 100 questions, covering all aspects of the subject s/he is teaching, and should be expected to score above 85%. This test should be taken at the beginning of each year. During the middle of the year, they have to be subjected to another descriptive type of question paper containing 10 essay questions covering the entire subject. Here they must score a minimum of 75% marks. This will ensure that they keep abreast of the developments in their respective subjects.

2. His passion for teaching must be constantly stoked. His zeal for teaching should grow with the years, and not lose its sheen with the passage of time.

Evaluation process: A monthly report of how many class hours have been handled by each teacher has to be maintained. A consistently high number of hours spent in the classroom, is a clear indication of the teacher's dedication to his job. Additional hours of teaching undertaken means his extra interest in teaching which is a good indication.

3. His student handling capacity has to be systematically developed so that he is able to handle any kind of or any number of students with ease and grace. He must be a resource person capable of offering satisfactory explanations to different kinds of student enquiries and doubts.

Evaluation process: Every teacher must submit a monthly report of how many students he had been handling that month, and details of extraordinary situations, if any, handled by him and the outcome of his efforts.

4. His empathetic skills need constant upgradation. If he cannot understand a problem from the other person's point of view, there is very little chance that he would be able to offer any worthwhile guidance or solution for the problem brought to him.

Evaluation process: The teacher must indicate in his monthly

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