The Evaluation of Teaching Quality in Classroom based on Meta-Evaluation at TVET Schools in Lao PDR

Abstract

              This study aims to evaluate teaching quality by teachers and students; to evaluate the results of teaching quality evaluation by academic staffs, directors and deputy directors. The participants included 4 groups consisted of 65 teachers, 195 students, 9 academic staffs and 9 directors and deputy directors. The research instruments were self-evaluation form for teachers; evaluation form for students; checklist and interview form for academic staffs, directors and deputy directors. The data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The results indicated as follows: 1) The evaluation of teaching quality by teachers showed that the criteria of teaching preparation, teaching techniques, media and material were at good level, while the criteria of measurement and evaluation, teacher’s ethics and morals, learning outcomes were at fair level. For overall of criteria of the evaluation results of teaching quality by students showed that they were at fair level. 2) The evaluation results of teaching quality evaluation by academic staffs, directors and deputy directors indicated that the utility standard, feasibility standard, propriety standard, accuracy standard were at good level, while the interview results of all standards from those participants indicated that most of them commented on 4 Standards that the Meta-Evaluation can help teachers for improvement on the teaching management, teaching quality, good points and weaknesses in teaching, and teaching-learning management.