Evaluación del desempeño docente en Yucatán: un análisis a partir de las características de los docentes

Based on the Integral Reform of Basic Education in Mexico, teacher evaluation processes is regulated by the General Law of Professional Teaching Service, which establishes mechanisms for entry, permanence, promotion and recognition within the Professional Teaching Service. Like a high impact evaluation, is essential to analyze the variables that could help improve their performance. The purpose of this article is to describe the results of the teachers who supported the performance test for Basic Education in the 2015-2016 school year in the state of Yucatán, based on personal, professional and contextual characteristics. The results obtained show that educational practice is a complex phenomenon in which diverse variables converge to achieve educational quality. These results are discussed under the similarities and differences with national and international research in the field.