PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PRACTICES AT SECONDARY LEVEL: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR

Abstract

The research was carried out in order to examine the practices of performance appraisal in private and public schools at the secondary level. The study's primary objectives were to examine the performance appraisal at secondary schools in the private and public sectors and compare private and public sector schools. The study population was private and public sector secondary school teachers. One hundred schools were selected, from which 329 secondary school teachers were selected. Based on the literature, a five-point Likert scale questionnaire was used. In both private and public schools, the most commonly used practices for the performance appraisal of teachers were maintenance of teacher’s diary, punctuality, organizing sports and co-curricular activities, school teachers are responsible for students’ performance, organization of games, and feedback from colleagues. The minor standard practices used for the performance appraisal were getting students’ feedback about teachers, participation in the games, and co-curricular activities. The majority of the performance appraisal practices were equally used in private and public schools. The findings suggested a need for more work for the proper development and methods of performance appraisal of teachers.