Students’ rating appraisal and the utilisation of appraisal feedback represent two comparatively under-institutionalised, yet theoretically important, dimensions of teacher appraisal in secondary education. Students, by virtue of their sustained and direct exposure to a teacher’s classroom practice, are uniquely positioned to observe patterns of instructional behaviour that periodic supervisory visits may not capture, while the manner in which appraisal outcomes, from whatever source, are communicated to and acted upon by teachers is widely regarded as the critical mechanism linking appraisal activity to actual improvement in job performance. This paper undertakes an integrative review of the theoretical and empirical literature on the relationship between students’ rating appraisal, appraisal feedback utilisation and teachers’ job performance in secondary schools. The review is anchored in Locke and Latham’s goal-setting theory, which foregrounds the motivational function of feedback, and Adams’ equity theory, which foregrounds the importance of perceived fairness in the sources and communication of appraisal judgement. Empirical evidence is drawn from studies conducted in Nigeria, Kenya and the wider international literature on student evaluation of teaching to evaluate the strength and consistency of the relationship between these two appraisal dimensions and job performance. The review finds that appraisal feedback utilisation is among the most consistently and strongly evidenced predictors of job performance across the appraisal literature, while students’ rating appraisal, though methodologically contested, particularly at the secondary school level, is positively associated with teacher performance when instruments are appropriately designed and administered with adequate safeguards for anonymity. The paper concludes with recommendations for strengthening the design, administration and, above all, the feedback loop associated with both students’ rating appraisal and the broader appraisal system in secondary schools.

Keywords: Students’ Rating Appraisal, Appraisal Feedback Utilisation, Teacher Appraisal, Job Performance, Secondary Schools.