Teacher assessment

To assess a programme’s effectiveness, reviews of curriculum content and a teacher’s strengths and weaknesses need to take place periodically. For this, there are several tools that can be used or adapted:

Sexuality education review and assessment tool (SERAT) (UNESCO), which includes a component on teacher assessment.
Inside and out (IPPF) provides a framework for assessing both the delivery and content of CSE.
The Future of Sex Education (FoSE) Initiative in the United States offers an educator observation form and performance assessment tool which can be used to assess an educator on their delivery of CSE content. This tool has seven standards for assessment as outlined in the section on pre-service training for CSE teachers.

An assessment tool companion document to the Sex Education Collaborative’s (SEC) Professional learning standards for sex education (PLSSE) can be used by schools and communities to assess current teachers as well as identify appropriate CSE teacher candidates. It is designed for self-assessment by the individual teacher with school administration following up to see how they can support areas of growth. Below are portions of the assessment for the four PLSSE domain areas.

Domain 1: Context for Comprehensive Sex Education
Indicator	How would you rate your CAPABILITY to do this?	What is your COMFORT level in doing this?	Do you need a refresher in this area?
1.1 – Describe three health (physical, social, and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
1.2 – Describe state and/or district laws, policies and standards that relate to sex education where one teaches.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No

Domain 2: Professional Disposition
Indicator	How would you rate your CAPABILITY to do this?	What is your COMFORT level in doing this?	Do you need a refresher in this area?
2.1.4 – Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to students’ values-based comments and questions	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
2.2.1 – Define conscious and unconscious bias and explain how they could influence one’s teaching of sex education.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
2.2.2 – Describe three impacts that conscious and unconscious bias could have on cross-cultural interactions when teaching sex education.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
2.2.3 – Explain how an educator’s personal beliefs about racial and reproductive justice could influence their teaching of sex education.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No

Domain 3: Best Practices for Sex Education
Indicator	How would you rate your CAPABILITY to do this?	What is your COMFORT level in doing this?	Do you need a refresher in this area?
3.1.1 – Define racism (including individual, interpersonal, institutional, ideological, structural, and systemic), racial micro-aggressions, and reproductive justice.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
3.1.2 – Name three sexual health inequities and some of their systemic causes.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
3.1.3 – Describe three ways power, privilege, prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes related to age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, immigration status, and/or physical or intellectual ability can impact sexual health and reproductive justice.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
3.1.4 – Describe three effective response strategies when a student or school community member has been hurt or wronged by bias.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No

Domain 4: Key Content Areas
Indicator	How would you rate your CAPABILITY to do this?	What is your COMFORT level in doing this?	Do you need a refresher in this area?
4.1.1 – Describe three distinguishing characteristics between healthy and unhealthy relationships, involving family, friends, and/or romantic partners.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
4.1.2 – Explain three ways that healthy relationships can positively impact personal well-being.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
4.1.3 – Describe three strategies for teaching students communication skills.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No
4.1.4 – Describe three strategies for incorporating the positive and negative impacts of communicating through technology into lessons on healthy relationships.	High Moderate Low	High Moderate Low	Yes No

[Source: SEC. 2018. Professional learning standards for sex education assessment tool.]

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