Performance Feedback to Improve the Planning and Evaluation of Instructional Programs

Abstract

Federal and State regulations regarding education for handicapped children require that teachers document plans and evaluate instructional programs on a regular basis. This study investigated the performance of teachers on their documentation of services provided their students. The study employed a multiple baseline across schools designed to assess a performance feedback intervention. Following the initiation of feedback, large increases over baseline were observed for teachers in both schools on two performance measures: Percentage of instructional programs (IPs) planned: and percentage of teachers recording evaluation information on IPs. Results of the study are discussed with respect to the usefulness of performance feedback ss a practical, cost-effective intervention procedure for supervisors and administrators in organizational settings.