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Performance Evaluation Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Performance Evaluation Domain Entities​

NameDescription
EvaluationAn evaluation instrument applied to evaluate an educator. The evaluation could be internally developed, or could be an industry recognized instrument such as TTESS or Marzano.
EvaluationElementThe lowest-level elements or criterion of performance being evaluated by rubric, quantitative measure, or aggregate survey response.
EvaluationElementRatingThe lowest-level rating for an evaluation element for an individual educator.
EvaluationObjectiveA sub-component of an evaluation, a specific educator objective or domain of performance that is being evaluated.
EvaluationObjectiveRatingThe rating for the component evaluation objective for an individual educator.
EvaluationRatingThe summary weighting for the evaluation instrument for an individual educator.
GoalThe goal for performance improvement assigned to an educator associated with an evaluation element.
PerformanceEvaluationA performance evaluation of an educator, typically regularly scheduled and uniformly applied, composed of one or more evaluations.
PerformanceEvaluationRatingThe summary rating for a performance evaluation across all evaluation instruments for an individual educator.
QuantitativeMeasureA quantitative measure of the educator performance associated with an evaluation element.
QuantitativeMeasureScoreThe score or value for a quantitative measure achieved by an individual educator.
RubricDimensionThe cells of a rubric, consisting of a qualitative description, definition, or exemplar with the associated rubric rating and rating level.
SurveySectionAggregateResponseThe aggregate or average score across the surveying population for a survey section being used for performance evaluation.

Extended References​

NameDescription
EducationOrganizationThis entity represents any public or private institution, organization, or agency that provides instructional or support services to students or staff at any level.
PersonThe person whose performance is being evaluated.
SectionThe section associated with a classroom evaluation.

Performance Evaluation Domain Descriptors​

NameEntityDescriptionUsage ClassificationEDFacts MappingCommonly UsedCommonly State-Defined
AcademicSubjectPerformanceEvaluationThe description of the content or subject area of the performance evaluation.LocalYesYes
CoteachingStyleObservedPerformanceEvaluationRatingA type of co-teaching observed as part of the performance evaluation.Standard
EvaluationElementRatingLevelEvaluationElementRatingThe rating level achieved based upon the rating or score.Flexible
EvaluationPeriodPerformanceEvaluationThe period for the evaluation.Orthodox
EvaluationRatingLevelEvaluationRatingThe rating level achieved based upon the rating or score.Flexible
EvaluationRatingStatusEvaluationRatingThe status of the performance evaluation.Standard
EvaluationTypeEvaluation
EvaluationElement
EvaluationObjective
The type of the evaluation or evaluation objective.Standard
GoalTypeGoalThe type of the goal.
GradeLevelPerformanceEvaluationThe grade levels involved with the performance evaluation.OrthodoxYesYes
ObjectiveRatingLevelEvaluationObjectiveRatingThe rating level achieved based upon the rating or score.Flexible
PerformanceEvaluationTypePerformanceEvaluationThe type of performance evaluation conducted.Orthodox
PerformanceEvaluationRatingLevelPerformanceEvaluationRatingThe rating level achieved based upon the rating or score.Flexible
QuantitativeMeasureDatatypeQuantitativeMeasureThe datatype of the result. The results can be expressed as a number, percentile, range, level, etc.
QuantitativeMeasureTypeQuantitativeMeasureThe type of the quantitative measure.
ResultDatatypeTypeEvaluationElementRating
EvaluationObjectiveRating
EvaluationRating
PerformanceEvaluationRating
The datatype of the rating result.OrthodoxYes
RubricRatingLevelRubricDimensionThe rating level achieved for the rubric dimension.Flexible
TermPerformanceEvaluationThe term for the session during the school year.Flexible
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See Non-normative Descriptor Classifications for more information on Usage Classification.