Teacher perceptions on teacher evaluation: the purpose and the assessors within the assessment process

Problem Statement: We have approached the main line of the theoretical and investigative characteristics for teacher evaluation such as they appear within scientific literature in the science of education area. Purpose of Study: The main goal of the paper is to investigate the purposes of teacher evaluation from the perspective of the teachers and the ideal portrait of the assessors for this assessment process. Research Methods: The investigative part is done through the survey about some aspects of the evaluation process on teacher evaluation. The sample comprises teachers from primary and preschool level. Findings: The teacher considers the assessment purpose is dependant on some factors (educational level, degree and years of experience). The positive corelation was between age, years of experience and the portrait of assessors. In terms of the gained results we have described the perceived assessor portrait from the teachers' point of view. Conclusions: The results obtained after the quantitative and qualitative analysis help to figure out more clearly the goals and the desired assessor from the teachers' perspective. The final data helps to build a better system of evaluation for teacher in in-service teacher training and for optimizing the quality of the teaching and assessment process. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Dr. Zafer Bekirogullari.