Abstract:
The study was conducted to investigate perception of teachers on performance
appraisal in Junior High School at Kwabre East Municipality. This was necessitated by
the important role the performance appraisal had played and continues to play in the
success of schools. The objectives of the study were to identify performance appraisal
methods that exist within junior high schools in Kwabre East Municipality, find out
challenges associated with performance appraisal within junior high schools in Kwabre
East Municipality and to investigate the effects of performance appraisal feedback on
commitment of teachers within junior high schools in Kwabre East Municipality.
Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The research population comprised
90 junior high school teachers. Census sampling technique was used to include 90
respondents for the study. Questionnaire with closed and opened ended items were used
for data collection. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and mean
were used to analyse data for the study. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was estimated
as 0.78 for the study. The study revealed that heads of schools organized performance
appraisal once every year. Most teachers adopted the usage of the modem methods of
performance appraisal with ranking and grading. Lack of training and lack of
knowledge on the side of appraisers were some of the hindrances of performance
appraisal. Performance appraisal feedback ensured a positive attitude towards work. It
is recommended that headteachers should engage in frequent evaluation of teachers’
performance. This would help in supporting human resource activities such as
promotion, salary administration and identification of strengths and weakness of
teachers.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and
Entrepreneurial Development, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for
award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree