Abstract
Book Review. What Really Matters when Evaluating teachers? Lessons from Successful Education Systems
Highlights
TO THE SPECIAL SECTIONGetting teacher evaluation right: what really matters for effectiveness and improvement is the result of Darling-Hammond’s long career in the United States education system
The philosophy behind teacher evaluation policies, the way these evaluations are implemented and the conclusions drawn from their results have a growing impact on education policy-making, teacher culture and the operation of the school system as a whole
The last decade, marked by changes to the DocenteMás teacher evaluation as well as the implementation of the Inicia test for graduates of education programs, speaks to how crucial having good quality teachers is for the future of Chilean education
Summary
The renowned professor Linda Darling-Hammond, of the School of Education at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, has contributed to the discussion with her holistic model of teacher evaluation, which could help shed some light on the current and future situation of teacher evaluation in Chile. Getting teacher evaluation right: what really matters for effectiveness and improvement is the result of Darling-Hammond’s long career in the United States education system.
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