appraisal
(əˈpreɪzəl)
[f. next + -al2.]
The act of appraising. a. lit. The setting of a price. b. fig. Estimate of worth.
| 1817 Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 151 Criticism as employed in the appraisal of works [poems] more or less imperfect. 1838 De Quincey (title) A Brief Appraisal of Greek Literature. 1863 B. Taylor H. Thurston I. 67 An inventory and appraisal of the live stock. 1876 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma 222 Here are both inward appraisal and self-renouncement. |
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Add: 2. A formal evaluation of the performance of an employee at work over a particular period; evaluation or assessment in this manner, intended to improve individual and organizational performance.
| 1955 Personnel Jan. 431/2 The two most frequently stated purposes of appraisal are: (a) to improve current performance; and (b) to build an adequate managerial reserve. 1962 Johnson & Cassell Appraising Personnel i. 8 Other evidence..would lead one to conclude that administrators, generally, view appraisals as an educational tool or as a supervisory tool. 1972 G. L. Morrisey Appraisal & Devel. through Objectives & Results i. 6 Most managers are periodically required to evaluate the employees under their supervision for such things as salary determination, promotions, layoffs... How convenient it is if we can cover all these bases with a single formal appraisal. 1986 Professional Teacher Summer 16/1 If teachers do not take appraisal seriously, and regulate their own profession, politicians will do it for them. |