Teacher Professional Development and Appraisal

The paper is based on analysis of international literature on school teacher appraisal and professional development. Teacher appraisal is a very important area of study, and traditionally it has been quite a contested field as well. Teachers used to feel tension and anxiety due to unfair teacher appraisal, and they often reacted to teacher appraisal with resentment and nervousness. Historically, teacher teacher appraisal was aimed to inform the issues and training considerations in education during the decades of the seventies and was establish to exercise greater accountability to maintain a high standard in education. However, eventually the developmental purpose had been emphasized. This paper presents rich literature on teacher appraisal and teacher development concepts