Appraiser - Appraisee Perception of Teacher Performance Appraisal in Senior Secondary Schools of Addis Ababa

Abstract

This exploratory study was designed to identify the major problems of the current system of TPA operating in senior secondary schools of Addis Ababa; and hence, to discover if relationships existed between appraisers and appraises in perceiving the problems thus identified. To this end, answers to basic questions pertaining to the purposes and criteria of TPA, skill and competence of appraisers, timing.-and frequency pf appraisal, and process and procedures involved in appraisal were sought . Following a review of the literature related to the problem under study, a survey questionnaire was developed, field-tested and modified, and distributed to a sample of 154 appraisers and 356 appraisees drawn from 13 senior secondary schools of Addis Ababa. Of ~he respective total sample size of the two study groups, 144 (93.51 per cent) appraisers and 324 (91. 01) per cent) appraises filled in and returned the questionnaire.