Definitions of Instructional Supervision

Is a collegial relationship between teachers and supervisors. Supervision as the province of teachers as
well as supervisors. It focuses on teacher growth, facilitates teacher collaboration, and enhances
Teacher ongoing reflective inquiry.

Instructional supervision is defined as research and analysis of the total teaching-learning environment
and its many functions by many individuals (Marks, Stoops & King-Stoops, 1971, p. 13).

Marks, J. R., Stoops, E. & King-Stoops, J. (1971). Handbook of educational supervision: a guide for the
practitioner. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon Inc.

Pfeiffer & Dunlop (1982, p. 1) instructional supervision is a multifaceted interpersonal process dealing
with teaching behaviour, curriculum, learning environments, grouping of students, teacher utilization
and professional development

Pfeiffer, I. L. & Dunlop, J. B. (1982). Supervision of teachers: A guide to improving instruction.
USA: Oryx Press.


Instructional supervision is a process of facilitating the professional growth of a teacher, primarily by
giving the teacher feedback about classroom interactions and helping the teacher to make use of that
feedback in order to make teaching more effective (Glatthern, 1984, p. 2).

Glattern, A. A. (1984). Differentiated supervision. Alexandria: Association for supervision and curriculum
development.

Instructional supervision-is a proactive, ongoing set of processes and procedures with the purpose of
improving classroom instruction (Zepeda, 2007).
Instructional supervision aims at promoting growth, development, interaction, fault free problem
solving, and a commitment to building capacity in teachers (Zepeda, 2007).

Zepeda, S. (2007). The principal as instructional leader: a handbook for supervisors (7
th
ed.). USA: Eye on
Education.