Date of Award
2000
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology
Abstract
The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the difference between formative or summative principal evaluation instruments used by large and small school districts in the state of Indiana, (2) to determine which outcomes are used to for principal evaluations, (3) to compare school districts' use of administrative evaluation instruments based on the skills necessary for effective leaders, and (4) to compare the perceptions of superintendents regarding their principal evaluation instruments. Surveys were sent to 69 Indiana public school superintendents. Thirty-one school districts had a student enrollment over 7000, and thirty-eight districts had a student enrollment of less than 1000. The 21-item survey was used to test five research hypotheses. Sixty-four surveys were returned. The following conclusions were drawn from this data: (1) Superintendents representing small school districts in Indiana use formative evaluation instruments and large school districts use summative evaluation instruments as a primary instrument when evaluating principals. (2) School districts in Indiana utilizing a formative evaluation instrument differ in opinion about the outcomes being congruent with formative measures. (3) Superintendents representing large and small school districts and utilizing a summative evaluation instrument rate outcomes for their district instrument similarly. (4) Superintendents representing small and large school districts in Indiana report their district instrument evaluates for the essential skills as defined by English, Steffy, and Hoyle in Skills for Successful 21st Century School Leaders. (5) Superintendents representing small school districts in Indiana have a larger degree of discrepancy regarding their perceptions of their district evaluation instrument compared to large school districts in Indiana when reporting their district evaluation instruments congruence with the skill measures as defined by English, Steffy, and Hoyle.
Recommended Citation
Studebaker, Ginger Lee, "A Comparative Study Of Indiana Superintendent's Perceptions Of Principal Evaluation Instruments" (2000). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1811.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/1811