After
extensive research on teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom
observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring
System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.
Through
extensive observation of user needs, the Greg Asner team developed CLASlite (the Carnegie Landsat Analysis
System — Lite) to assist governments, nongovernmental organizations, and academic institutions with high - resolution mapping and monitoring of forests with satellite imagery.