Multidimensional Analysis and Enlightenment of Teacher Evaluation in German Universities——Taking Three Universities of the Berlin University Union as Examples
Since the introduction of the junior professor position in 2001,the reform of teacher evaluation in German universities has begun to focus on performance.In this study,three elite universities in Berlin University Union,Humboldt University Berlin,Technical University Berlin,and Free University Berlin,are selected as case studies,to analyze the dimensions of teacher evaluation objectives,evaluation contents and standards,evaluation procedures and methods,and the use of evaluation results.It is found that the evaluation of German university teachers continuously clarifies the objectives of teachers'evaluation in the process of development,emphasizes the synergistic development of the university and teachers,builds a diversified evaluation standard system,reserves the flexibility space in the light of the actual situation,standardizes the evaluation procedure at two levels of institutions,and strengthens the evaluation fairness and transparency.Its characteristics and trends can provide ideas and reference for the reform of the evaluation system of university teachers in China.
GermanyCollege teachersRecruitment evaluationDaily and promotion evaluation