Teacher Relationship; *Teacher Evaluation IDENTIFIERS *Puerto Rico

This paper is based on the premise that an evaluation of teacher performance should consist of an evaluation of the teacher's presentation of subject matter and of the teacher's interaction with the students. In order to develop a balanced evaluation methodo.logy, four English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in two schools on the island of Puerto Rico were observed and taped. Three of the classes were composed of adult students while the fourth class consisted of ten bilingual children, ages 6-7. Presentation of ESL material was evaluated by a comparison of the methodology suggested by three prominent contemporary writers on ESL teaching in the U.S.. The methodologies recommended by these three experts were summarized and the teachers were rated according to which techniques they used frequently. Class interaction was evaluated in terms of a system developed by Gertrude Moskowits wh