Construction of Assessment Instruments of the University Teachers' Performance from a Qualitative Perspective

Abstract

This article describes the process prior to the construction of a questionnaire to evaluate the teaching performance in the Regional Multidisciplinary Faculty (FAREM) of Chontales, UNAN-MANAGUA. The methodology used for the collection of qualitative information was the interview, and the key informants were the teachers who work in the faculty. The information was organized using a categorical system and analyzed using the computer program ATLAS.ti. The obtained results are related to the teacher assessment, the most used criteria to assess the performance, as well as the main techniques of gathering and analyzing information. As a main result, the dimensions of a quantitative teacher performance assessment instrument were obtained, which was validated with the experts. It is resolved from interviews with key informants that the questionnaire should be broken down into ten dimensions or factors, which group the twenty-eight questions raised to evaluate teaching. Finally, the rigorous process followed in the elaboration of the questionnaire constitutes a contribution to the construction of quantitative instruments using the qualitative methodology as a method of previous analysis.