Getting Started With New Peer Review Procedures
Short recommendations for implementation of the new peer review procedures in academic departments.
Evaluation form with separate sections for review of class materials and observation of classroom teaching. Narrative style. (Email CTL for Word version.)
Peer Review Evaluation Forms for Review of Materials
Packet of materials from the University of Dayton Learning Teaching Center. Contains rating style forms for separate evaluation of different types of course materials, e.g., syllabi, class assignments, tests, and instructor feedback.
Classroom Observation Rating Form
Form patterned after one adopted by the Western Carolina University Coulter Faculty Commons for use in formative peer review of classroom teaching. Could also be used in summative review in combination with one of the above forms assessing course materials.
Additional Resources
The Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Kansas provides guidelines for peer review along with other tips for documenting effective and conscientious teaching. Considers four broad facets of peer review: intellectual content of the course, teaching practices of the instructor, student learning and understanding, and evidence of instructor reflection and development.
Brigham Young University’s Center for Teaching & Learning is piloting a learner-centered approach to peer review, emphasizing learning outcomes rather than the traditional focus on instructional delivery. Site offers learner-centered peer review forms as well as description of a peer review process incorporating both formative and summative reviews.
The Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership at the University of Albany SUNY offers academic departments a guide to developing a peer review system. Downloadable packet of information and appendices with sample forms.
Essay by peer review expert Nancy Van Chism aimed at department chairs.
Books on Peer Review, Available in the CTL Library
Arreola, R. A. (2007). Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System (3rd ed.). Bolton, MA: Anker.
Provides information about many approaches to faculty evaluation, including peer review.
Berk, R. A. (2006). Thirteen Strategies to Measure College Teaching. Sterling, VA: Stylus. Peer review is considered as one of many approaches to evaluation of faculty.
Chism, N. (2007). Peer Review of Teaching: A Sourcebook (2nd ed.) Bolton, MA: Anker.
Adopted for a learning circle in 2010, this book provides a comprehensive overview of different approaches to peer review as well as forms for all types of evaluations. Learning circle members drafted recommendations for peer review as a result of their study of this resource.