A Comparison of Teacher and Principal Perception of an Outstanding Biology Teacher

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Title
A Comparison of Teacher and Principal Perception of an Outstanding Biology Teacher
Abstract
The authors set out to ascertain the level of agreement or disagreement between principals and teachers when using established criteria to measure the effectiveness of a biology teacher. To obtain information regarding their perceptions of an outstanding biology teacher, twenty-two principals and forty-one biology teachers were chosen randomly from English-speaking high schools within a 50 km radius of metropolitan Montreal. Results indicated that both the principals and teachers agree on the relative importance of most criteria, particularly those related to the teacher's classroom behavior and academic background in biology. From such results, it was possible to construct one stereotype of the outstanding biology teacher.
Publication
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Volume
Vol. 19
Issue
no. 6
Pages
487-495
Date
1982
Language
en
Citation
Searles, William E., and Raymond W. M. Ng. “A Comparison of Teacher and Principal Perception of an Outstanding Biology Teacher.” Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 19, no. 6 (1982): 487–495.
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