Teacher evaluation for ability development has been implemented in schools since 2010;
however, in the evaluation of a teacher's teaching ability, the same indicators were applied to
teachers that taught different subjects. It is suggested that the evaluations be conducted based
on indicators reflecting the specific characteristics of each subject in order that a new teacher
evaluation system could suggest methods for teacher's ability development and professional
growth. Modifications to the evaluation indicators associated with teacher teaching ability are
required. Such modifications should be accomplished on the basis of the various views of all
the interested parties in current education practice. In this study, students and their parents,
pre-service and in-service teachers, science education experts, and education administrators
were surveyed on the sub-indicators considered, and/or the indicators to be added to the
existing evaluation indicators for assessing a science teacher's teaching ability. The results
revealed that there were some differences in the evaluation indicators considered by the
interested parties. Students, for example, were concerned with 'creating the science class's
atmosphere' and 'utilizing the science instructional media'. The pre-service and in-service
teachers, science education experts, and education administrators were concerned with the
'knowledge of science content', 'knowledge of the nature of science', 'self-development', and
'knowledge of after-school science activities'. The parents emphasized the 'love of education'
and 'knowledge of personalized education'. In addition, 'experimental ability'(performance and
teaching) was selected by all the interested parties as an evaluation indicator to be considered.
Considering the characteristics of science, ‘experimental ability’ should be included in the
evaluation of science teachers. These results provide useful basic information that could help to reorganize the current evaluation indicators. This study suggests that evaluation indicators
should be developed based on a consensus among the various interested parties associated
with education in order to perform an objective and reliable teacher evaluation.