Abstract
M.Ed.
Effective evaluation of teachers has as prime objective recognition of skills and professional
development. This evaluation should take place as early as possible, as it is an important
method of motivating and positively directing a teacher in his career. The principal and
evaluating team should be the prime assessors of a teacher's input. Teacher motivation
normally leads to acknowledgement as a professional teacher.
There are numerous problems in educational evaluation, specifically seen in the light that this
evaluation plays in improving education. Furthermore it must be stressed that the relationship
between evaluator and teacher is of major importance. The teacher has to be led into realizing
why he is performing his duty and must be motivated into using his full potential. A task which
rests squarely on the shoulders of the principal. Productivity is determined by attitude and the
role of the principal in nurturing a positive environment is vital. The demands of both present
and future places a unique responsibility on a teacher. This calls for objective evaluation of the
teacher where personnel development and job satisfaction can be progressive, without neglect
of professional integrity.
Communication and input from teachers, both as a group and individually, normally lead to
commendable co-operation. Acknowledgement of the teacher's opinion leads to greater
performance, in which case the pupil will certainly gain a great deal.