ABSTRACT
This chapter explores what is known about using teacher evaluation for accountability purposes. It reviews research and theory related to how teacher evaluation can increase the accountability teachers experience day-to-day serve as a basis on which to identify low-performing teachers, provide them opportunities to improve, and, if necessary, remove them from their positions. Thus, external accountability in the form of teacher evaluation policies can press teachers to teach in certain ways, towards particular objectives. At the same time, it can lead to nonrenewal, dismissal, or voluntary exit of teachers whose performance falls below established standards. This chapter outlines the theory and reports on the empirical research regarding these mechanisms.
