UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A College of Education doctoral student in the education theory and policy (EDTHP) program developed a dissertation that is helping improve student achievement and teacher evaluation and appraisal systems. Gulab Khan, of Gilgit, Pakistan, hopes that his work will positively impact education internationally.
Khan’s dissertation focused on how student achievement in mathematics, science and reading relates to teacher monitoring and evaluation. It emphasized designing teacher appraisal systems that aim to improve instructional capacities instead of penalizing teachers for poor student test scores.
“There is an increasing emphasis on high-stakes accountability approaches to teacher evaluation here in the U.S. and around the world,” said Khan. “These approaches mainly use student test scores as a measurement for teacher performance and reward teachers accordingly. However, evidence shows that these approaches come with the pitfalls of their own, most often to teaching and learning practices and cultural elements in schools.”
Khan said he believes this will contribute to reforms in teacher monitoring and evaluation internationally and hopes it will lead to more effective and meaningful teaching and learning experiences for teachers and students.
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Prior to his studies at Penn State, Khan worked in Pakistan as a chemistry teacher, principal and administrator with the Aga Khan Education Service (AKES), a large international school network.
Khan will graduate in fall 2013. After graduation, he plans on returning to Pakistan with his wife and resuming his work at AKES.
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