Monitoring the professional activity of high school teachers in modern conditions: foreign and domestic experience

Relevance. In modern conditions the problem of the effectiveness of the professional activity of a university teacher has become relevant, determining the possibility of concluding a contract with a scientific and pedagogical worker, as well as the size of his/her salary. In this regard, there is a need to analyze foreign and domestic experience in monitoring the performance of higher education teachers, which can be successfully used in a modern university. The research problem lies in the need to develop an ergonomic procedure for assessing the professional activities of a scientific and pedagogical worker as a result of his/her individual achievements. The purpose of the research is to reveal the experience of monitoring professional activities of a university teacher as an innovative contour for assessing the effectiveness of his/her teaching work. The objectives of the research: to present the experience of rating the work of a university teacher; disclose the criteria for accounting for the results of professional activities of scientific and pedagogical workers; identify trends in monitoring professional activities. Methodology and research methods: the methodological basis was made up of modern scientific ideas about the criteria for assessing the activities of a university teacher. The following theoretical research methods were used: analysis, comparison, generalization, description, visual presentation. The research results: a generalized position on the development of criteria and indicators for assessing the performance of scientific and pedagogical workers has been presented using the example of effective contracts. General trends in monitoring the professional activities of university teachers in modern conditions have been identified. Key conclusions: a conclusion has been formulated about the advantages and possible prospects of a policy for monitoring the effectiveness of the activities of scientific and pedagogical workers in modern conditions.

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