Performance Review: American Institutes for Research
Directions: This form is to be filled out by the supervisor/s. Listed below are performance dimensions
that are important for success within our research consulting environment. Please provide supporting
comments that describe the extent to which the employee is performing in dimensions 1 through 6, and
provide evaluative feedback for dimension 7, if applicable. Other job-specific dimensions may be added as
appropriate. Parts II, III, and IV should list the strengths, areas in need of development, and job objectives
as determined in Part I.
PART I. PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS
1. Collaboration with Co-workers and Supervisors
Teague’s primary responsibility is to create electronic files of test items and to format items into
easily readable test booklets. As such, he must work closely with the development staff to interpret
and produce what they need. Teague stays on task in completing this work. He asks the
development staff for advice when he needs to, and is flexible when he needs to shift gears due to
urgent client requests, such as creating sample released item booklets under extremely short
timelines and ever-changing specifications. Teague is an exceptional performer who works well
with all staff.
2. Communication with Clients/General Public
Teague has been very professional in his communications with the subcontractor on the California
project, and with internal staff.
3. Quality of Work Products
Teague’s work quality is consistently excellent. He has produced error-free camera-ready copy of
many test booklets for the California High School Exit Exam project. He also has produced PDF
files and Gif files from Quarks for the item bank. Teague has accurately produced many complex
graphs and tables for proposals and for the CAHSEE web site. He often does more than is
expected and regularly provides options for staff to consider. His work quality is exceptional.
4. Management of Projects/Task and Other Work Efforts
Teague manages his work well and will spend whatever extra time might be required to complete
his work by or before a deadline. He is always on-task.
5. Initiative/ Follow-through
Teague regularly shows initiative and is good about following through. As a current graduate
student in English in Creative Writing, Teague expressed an interest in writing passages for an
English-language arts examination. He located several previously published passages and
produced several more original poems and passages for this effort. Teague offered to spend time
on the weekend scoring papers, and his participation was much appreciated by the ELA
development staff. He will continue to help out in item development as his time allows.
Teague also took time to train other staff in Adobe Illustrator. He produced sample item booklets
for CAHSEE and offered a number of options to staff for how they might be presented.
6. Timeliness/Productivity
Teague completes his work quickly and accurately. He makes few errors, and any errors that are
found in copy are fixed quickly and carefully. Teague meets deadlines and is often ahead of
schedule in delivering work.
7. Staff Development/ Supervision
Teague manages the publication team at A.I.R and has been an effective mentor to other staff in
the office who will serve as back up for test production work.
PART II. SUMMARY OF STRENGHTS
Teague is thoughtful about his work, is quick and accurate in its completion, and adheres to
deadlines. He has a range of skills that go beyond the test production aspect of his work, which is
very important because this is a small office that benefits from people who can multi-task. In
addition, Teague is a person who does not get ruffled, regardless of the sometimes-unreasonable
demands placed on him. He is a pleasure to work with.
PART III. SUMMARY OF AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Establish the capacity to produce test booklets for numerous projects and clients. Assure the
quality of work produced in the test production unit. Continue to contribute to ELA development
efforts, if time and interest allow.
PART IV. JOB OBJECTIVES
Select and train staff to produce camera-ready copy of test booklets and create a procedural
handbook. Set up quality control mechanisms and document those procedures for all work
produced. Produce error-free test booklets for the South Carolina project and for other projects, as
required.
Neil Graham
American Institutes for Research
2720 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 250
Sacramento, CA 95833
Tel. (916) 286 8850