Way Forward for Teacher Professional Development in Kenya: Utilization of Performance Appraisal Reports
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Date
2020
Authors
Kariuki, Damaris
Guantai, Hellen
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Publisher
European Scientific Institute
Abstract
Performance appraisal in the education sector has attracted scholarly
interests globally. This is because critical feedback obtained from performance
appraisal reports could be used to inform professional development needs of
teachers. The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which
performance appraisal reports informed professional development of teachers
in public secondary schools in Kenya. The study objectives were to establish
the extent to which performance appraisal reports are used to inform identified
teacher professional development gaps and find out the challenges
encountered in the utilization of performance appraisal reports in informing
teacher professional development. Mixed methods research design was used.
The target population comprised 70 Principals, 210 Heads of Departments and
210 teachers giving a total of 490 respondents. Stratified and simple random
sampling techniques were used to select a sample size of 98 respondents.
Questionnaires and interview schedule were used to collect data. Descriptive
statistics were used to analyze quantitative data while qualitative data were
analyzed thematically. The study established that performance appraisal
reports were not being used to inform teacher professional development
activities. This was occasioned by inadequate head teacher and heads of
department capacity on their role in teacher appraisal and professional
development and limited resources to put in professional development
interventions at the school level. The study recommended adoption of
enhanced mechanisms to obtain appraisal reports, collate them and identify
areas of professional development intervention.
Description
A research article published in European Scientific Journal
Keywords
Utilization, Performance Appraisal, Feedback, Professional development
Citation
Kariuki, D., & Guantai, H. (2020). Way Forward for Teacher Professional Development in Kenya: Utilization of Performance Appraisal Reports. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 16(16), 230. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2020.v16n16p230