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Dissertation
Examining the Relationship Between Teaching Environment and Florida Teacher Evaluation Scores
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2022
Abstract
Florida public school teachers are evaluated annually per requirements outlined in Florida Statute. However, Florida teaching standards and evaluation models were developed for the traditional classroom, not the virtual classroom, which may impact virtual teachers evaluated with these systems. This quantitative correlational study aimed to determine if a relationship existed between teaching environments and teachers’ evaluation outcomes in selected school districts in Florida. Social cognitive theory was the framework for this study, with a focus on the construct of reciprocal determinism, which explains how the person, behavior, and environment influence human functioning (Bandura, 1978, 1986). Teacher evaluation data collected from selected Florida school districts were analyzed using a chi-square test of association and binomial logistic regression. Results indicated a weak positive association between teaching environment and teacher evaluation scores (φ = 0.20, p < .001). Additionally, traditional school teachers were more likely to earn highly effective on their evaluation compared to virtual teachers (OR = 0.2, p < .001), female teachers were more likely to earn highly effective than male teachers (OR = 0.55, p < .001), White teachers were more likely to earn highly effective than non-White teachers (OR = 0.58, p = .001), and more experienced teachers were more likely to earn highly effective than less experienced teachers (OR = 1.03, p = .004). Results suggest teaching environment, gender, race, and teaching experience were predictive of evaluation scores, indicating a need for further research on virtual teacher evaluation models and the effect of demographics on teacher assessment.
Details
- Title
- Examining the Relationship Between Teaching Environment and Florida Teacher Evaluation Scores
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Julie A Gray (Committee Chair)Mark Malisa (Committee Member)Joshua Schutts (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 200
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380092796506600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida