Assessment of Teaching - Peer Review of Materials
Peer review of instructional materials is typically conducted when the instructor being reviewed provides the requested materials, which are then evaluated independently by the peer reviewer.
There is a wide range of instructional materials that may be considered for peer review, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Syllabus
- Teaching Philosophy Statement
- Class Assignments and Assessments
- Presentation Materials (e.g., PowerPoints or videos)
- Examples of student work
In some cases, academic units may choose to have instructors under review compile a teaching portfolio consisting of multiple sources of evidence of teaching effectiveness.
Peer review of instructional materials is most often conducted using a rubric-based assessment. A reviewer then rates the instructional materials according to the scale and components included in the rubric.
Below are resources that can inform academic units as they refresh their peer review guidelines.
- Evaluating Supplementary Course Materials - A general holistic rubric to evaluate a variety of course materials.
- Components of Effective Labs - Helps the reviewer focus on the aspects of a well-designed lab assignment.
- Components of Productive Group Work - What should a reviewer consider when evaluating group work. This document helps the reviewer evaluate what students should experience in a classroom.
- Evaluating Group Work - A holistic approach to evaluating group-work assignments.
- Evaluating the Syllabus - A holistic rubric for evaluating the course syllabus.
- Evaluating Student Feedback - A holistic rubric to evaluate instructor to student feedback.
If you would like to discuss Peer Observation with a SITE faculty consultant, please reach out to any of the consultants or email SITE@psu.edu
