TEACHER EVALUATION IN SAUDI SCHOOLS: THE USE OF E-PORTFOLIO

Educational enhancement is one of the primary goals being targeted by the Saudi government as clearly exemplified by the Tatweer project. This educational enhancement process is not a single activity; it has many approaches one of which is the evaluation of the actions and activities being practised across education in Saudi Arabia. Traditionally teachers, as the main role players providing educational opportunities, are being evaluated by principals based on predefined evaluation standards that are set by the Saudi Ministry of Education. This research investigates the current view regarding these standards used in Saudi schools in order to determine if they are suitable for the current needs, especially in the presence of different technological and web solutions. Moreover, this research investigates the readiness of Saudi schools to accept technological solutions for the evaluation of teachers.