Assessing The Validity Of The Teacher Perceiver Interview As A Predictor Of Faculty Performance

Abstract

The Teacher Perceiver Interview (TPI), developed by SRI/Gallup researchers, has been used by over 1000 secondary school districts to identify strengths specific to effective teachers.  College administrators have traditionally relied on resumes, letters of recommendation, transcripts and on-campus interviews with no assurance that this process will properly identify a successful classroom teacher.  Could the TPI serve as a valid assessment instrument to supplement current hiring processes and provide a quantitative prediction of classroom instructional success while screening out applicants who might not perform to minimum standards?  This research correlates TPI scores with other assessment measures to validate the TPI as a predictor of faculty performance.