ANALYSIS OF TOOLS USED FOR TEACHER EVALUATION PROCESS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL: A DOCUMENT ANALYSIS APPROACH

Shahid Rafiq; Shahzada Qaisar; Intzar Hussain Butt

Shahid Rafiq Ph.D. Scholar, Division of Education, University of Education Lahore, Pakistan
Shahzada Qaisar Associate Professor, Division of Education, University of Education Lahore, Pakistan
Intzar Hussain Butt Professor of Education, Division of Education, University of Education Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords: Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation Tools, Higher Education, Quality Assurance

Abstract

The prime aim of this research was to analyze the tools used for the teacher evaluation process in public and private universities of Lahore. The research was qualitative in its nature and follows an interpretive research paradigm. The researcher used the document analysis technique for the analysis of documents. The tools were collected by visiting the universities' concerned departments for analysis. All collected tools were reviewed and analyzed against the criteria set by four experts from the qualitative domain. It was identified that teacher evaluation tools of the private sector universities were more comprehensive and detailed and self-developed as compared to the public universities. The public sector universities were using only single-page tools. It was also pointed out that the tools of the public sector universities had very limited aspects of the teacher’s teaching, while private universities’ tools had more aspects and were exhaustive. This article might provide the source material for future researchers and policymakers to ponder the area of teacher evaluation too.