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appraisal|əˈpreɪzəl|
[f. next + -al2.]
The act of appraising. a. lit. The setting of a price. b. fig. Estimate of worth.
1817Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 151 Criticism as employed in the appraisal of works [poems] more or less imperfect. 1838De Quincey (title) A Brief Appraisal of Greek Literature. 1863B. Taylor H. Thurston I. 67 An inventory and appraisal of the live stock. 1876M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma 222 Here are both inward appraisal and self-renouncement.
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.
1955Personnel 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. 1962Johnson & 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. 1972G. 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. 1986Professional Teacher Summer 16/1 If teachers do not take appraisal seriously, and regulate their own profession, politicians will do it for them. |