A performance appraisal involves evaluating an employee's job performance in areas like quality, quantity, cost and time against established standards. It aims to provide feedback, identify training needs, document criteria for rewards, and facilitate communication between employees and administration to improve performance. Key aspects include setting standards, measuring performance, comparing actual performance to standards, discussing the appraisal, and taking corrective actions.

2.  A performance appraisal, employee appraisal,
performance review, or (career) development
discussion is a method by which the job
performance of an employee is evaluated
(generally in terms of quality, quantity, cost and
time) typically by the corresponding manager or
supervisor.

3. CHARACTERSTICS OF
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

6.  Establishing performance standards
 Communicating the Standards
 Measuring Performance
 Comparing the actual with the standards
 Discussing the appraisal
 Taking Corrective Action

7. Generally, the aims of a performance appraisal are to
 Give employees feedback on performance
 Identify employee training needs.
 Document criteria used to allocate organizational rewards.
 Form a basis for personnel decisions: salary increases, promotions,
disciplinary actions, bonuses, etc.
 Provide the opportunity for organizational diagnosis and
development
 Facilitate communication between employee and administration
 Validate selection techniques and human resource policies to meet
federal Equal Employment Opportunity requirements.
 To improve performance through counseling, coaching and
development.