School inspections following the framework of the Office for Standards in Education
(OfSTED) in England involve the observation and grading of the teaching performance
of individual staff. Since Easter 1996 these have been reported to the headteacher. Research in
secondary schools has discovered substantial and widespread discrepancies between inspectors�
gradings of `very poor� teachers and schools� own judgements. Possible reasons for the
discrepancies are examined and some criteria for valid assessments of teaching performance are
identified.
%0 Journal Article
%1 FidlTeac1998
%A Fidler, Brian
%A Earley, Peter
%A Ouston, Janet
%A Davies, Jaqueline
%D 1998
%J School Leadership & Management
%K GB Inspection
%N 2
%P 257-270
%T Teacher Gradings and OfSTED Inspections: help or hindrance as a management tool?
%V 18
%X School inspections following the framework of the Office for Standards in Education
(OfSTED) in England involve the observation and grading of the teaching performance
of individual staff. Since Easter 1996 these have been reported to the headteacher. Research in
secondary schools has discovered substantial and widespread discrepancies between inspectors�
gradings of `very poor� teachers and schools� own judgements. Possible reasons for the
discrepancies are examined and some criteria for valid assessments of teaching performance are
identified.
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abstract = {School inspections following the framework of the Office for Standards in Education
(OfSTED) in England involve the observation and grading of the teaching performance
of individual staff. Since Easter 1996 these have been reported to the headteacher. Research in
secondary schools has discovered substantial and widespread discrepancies between inspectors�
gradings of `very poor� teachers and schools� own judgements. Possible reasons for the
discrepancies are examined and some criteria for valid assessments of teaching performance are
identified.},
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author = {Fidler, Brian and Earley, Peter and Ouston, Janet and Davies, Jaqueline},
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journal = {School Leadership \& Management},
keywords = {GB Inspection},
number = 2,
pages = {257-270},
timestamp = {2010-01-12T18:36:12.000+0100},
title = {Teacher Gradings and OfSTED Inspections: help or hindrance as a management tool?},
volume = 18,
year = 1998
}