Research on the Reform of Teacher Evaluation in Primary and Secondary Schools

Abstract

Focusing on the cultivation of the teaching workforce in the new era, this paper systematically analyzes the policy evolution and practical progress in four core areas: the development of teachers' professional ethics and conduct, the assessment and evaluation system, the commendation and reward mechanism, and teacher management and resource allocation. Teachers' professional ethics and conduct are prioritized as the primary criterion in teacher evaluation. A series of national policies have been introduced to strengthen this principle, establish long-term oversight mechanisms, clarify the bottom line of professional conduct, and implement a zero-tolerance policy and entry-ban system for violations. The teacher assessment and evaluation system has become increasingly scientific, emphasizing the rejection of the "five-only" bias, highlighting actual teaching performance, adopting developmental evaluation, and directing performance-based distribution toward frontline teachers. The commendation and reward system has been steadily improved to foster a social atmosphere of respecting teachers and valuing education, with enhanced incentives for groups such as rural teachers. Teacher management and resource allocation have been continuously optimized through deepening professional title reform, implementing the "county management and school employment" system, and refining staffing quotas, so as to promote the balanced allocation of teacher resources and stimulate the vitality of the teaching workforce. On the whole, coordinated progress has been made in all relevant policies, aiming to build a high-level and professional teaching workforce and lay a solid foundation for developing a country strong in education.