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Abstract

Teacher self-evaluation is an important dimension in the overall evaluation activities in educational programs. However, this dimension is often overlooked and not given its right share of importance. Teacher self-evaluation is neither included in teacher training programs nor is considered a basic requirement from teachers as they develop in their careers. The significance and value of teacher self-evaluation as a core element in continuing professional development requires that self-evaluation proceed all other forms of evaluation. To support the claim that teacher self-evaluation is a missing element in the area of investigation, the researchers conducted a study which adopted a survey that involved eleven schools and 86 Libyan teachers. The results of the study showed that while many teachers perform some sort of self-reflection about their teaching, they do not recognize self-evaluation as a basic requirement in developing their career. When the effectiveness of teacher self-evaluation was probed in contrast to external evaluation, most teachers agreed that teacher self-evaluation could play a far more vital role in continuing professional development.

Keywords

Continuing Professional development, External evaluation, Self- evaluation.

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How to Cite
Aghanimi, Y. A., Elwafi, F. M., & Bannur, F. M. (2021). Prospects of Creating the Reflective Teacher for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). FOSTER: Journal of English Language Teaching, 2(2), 282-292. https://doi.org/10.24256/foster-jelt.v2i2.38

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