M.A. Thesis:

The effect of virtual training on the performance of qualitative-descriptive and professional development evaluation of teachers in sheshtamad city

Abstract After the corona pandemic , the virtual method was chosen as the educational method to reduce the effects of the pandemic on the corona in many countries. This method itself had consequences on education and qualitative-descriptive evaluation and professional development of teachers were also affected by this method. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of virtual education on the performance of qualitative-descriptive evaluation and professional development of teachers in the city of Shashtmad. The research method in this study was a causal-comparative study. The statistical population of the present study includes all primary school teachers in the city of Shashtmad, whose number is based on the statistics of 156 people. A researcher-made qualitative-descriptive evaluation performance questionnaire and a standard teacher professional development questionnaire were used to collect information. The results of factor analysis of the researcher-made questionnaire show that the questionnaire has appropriate face validity and content. Its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.920. In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (one-way analysis of variance, mean comparison test of independent samples and also one-sample mean comparison test) were used using spss26 software. Findings have shown that virtual education has a significant effect on the performance of qualitative-descriptive evaluation and professional development performance of primary school teachers in Shashtmad city. The results of the research are such that the mean scores of qualitative-descriptive evaluation and professional development in face-to-face and virtual methods were significantly different from each other, but from the point of view of virtual education teachers also have a significant positive effect on qualitative-descriptive evaluation and professional development. Keywords: Virtual Method, Qualitative-Descriptive Evaluation, Teacher Professional Development

Keywords: Keywords: Virtual Method, Qualitative-Descriptive Evaluation, Teacher Professional Development