A system for appraisal or a 'tyranny of conformity'? A study on the EPMS and teacher resistance
Raising teaching performance is one of the main attributes to improving students’ learning. To ensure the standard of teachers is at an acceptable standard, teacher evaluation is key to the raising of educational standards. There are many different types of teacher appraisal systems...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55836 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Raising teaching performance is one of the main attributes to improving students’ learning. To
ensure the standard of teachers is at an acceptable standard, teacher evaluation is key to the
raising of educational standards. There are many different types of teacher appraisal systems
available. However, recently, performance-related pay-based systems are becoming more popular
due to a number of benefits which includes retaining high-quality teachers with performance
incentives, and raising teacher motivation. Furthermore, these appraisal systems create a common
discourse in the determination of the ‘good teacher’. Singapore’s Enhanced Performance
Management System (EPMS) is one such appraisal system. This paper aims to explore (a) the
effectiveness of the EPMS as an appraisal system; and (b) how the EPMS becomes a site of
resistance for teachers against the official rhetoric of ‘the good teacher’. |
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