Teacher evaluation as a tool the professional development of teachers and student teachers, 2015

Teacher evaluation is a phenomenon and a practice that has become more relevant in both the Norwegian and the international educational debate in recent years. Teacher evaluation can be used as part of expertise development and therefore as a tool for better practice and professional practice. The overall objective of the research project, which this pilot project will lead to, is to strengthen research contributions to the education sector's future use of teacher assessment as a tool.
There are three objectives this pilot project aims to realize.
Objective 1: Supplementing this knowledge overview by including "gray literature" regarding this field (which is extensive) and incorporate research before 2009 (which is considerable) and research from 2014 into an overall overview of knowledge about teacher assessment.
Objective 2: Building an international network of leading researchers and establish a collaboration core of what will later will be referred to as an innovation project. One of the most important prerequisites for teacher assessment be able to help develop schools as learning organizations, contribute to teachers' 'professional development, and have a positive effect on pupils' learning and development, is that teachers trust the scheme (Working Committee, 2014)
Objective 3: Try different types of teacher assessment (survey among students, systematic observations and possibly “school walking”) among student teachers and teachers in their first year of practice.