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Peer Review of Instruction Bibliography - Lynda Harding 2/2/2006 Print Resources Arreola, Raoul A, 1995. Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System. Anker Publishing, Bolton, MA. The section on peer review (p. 64 – 70) warns of pitfalls and suggests precautions for personnel-related peer review. Bernstein, Daniel J., Jessica Johnson, and Karen Smith. 2000. An Examination of the Implementation of Peer Review of Teaching. 73-86 In Katherine E. Ryan (Ed.) Evaluating Teaching in Higher Education: A Vision for the Future. New Directions for Teaching and Learning 83. Jossey-Bass, San Franciso. Reports the mixed results of a peer review project. Some faculty teams improved their teaching (as measured by student achievement), while others did not (due, perhaps, to the structure of the reward system). If you’re interested in evaluation of teaching, this book is a good resource.
Braskamp, Larry A. and John C. Ory. 1994. Assessing Faculty Work: Enhancing Individual and Institutional Performance. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco. p, 200-209 “Observations and Videoconferences,” provides suggested procedures for conducting peer observations, including observation of collaborative learning.
Centra, John A. 1993. Critical Roles of Colleagues and Department Chairs, p. 115-134 In Reflective Faculty Evaluation: Enhancing Teaching and Determining Faculty Effectiveness. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco. Provides a brief review of a breadth of tools for formative and summative evaluation of teaching. Specific recommendations include the use of trained committees of about three colleagues to carry out RTP-related review of teaching; not overweighting classroom observations; and encouraging faculty members to work together to improve teaching.
Chickering, Arthur W. and Zelda F. Gamson, 1987. Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. American Association of Higher Education Bulletin pp.3-7
Chism, Nancy, 1999. Peer Review of Teaching: A Sourcebook. Anker Press. This is a handy book, well referenced and full of practical suggestions and guidelines.
DeZure, Deborah. 1999. Evaluating Teaching through Peer Classroom Observation, p. 70-96 In Peter Seldin (Ed.) Changing Practices in Evaluating Teaching: A Practical Guide to Improved Faculty Performance and Promotion-Tenure Decisions. Anker Publishing Co., Bolton, MA. This chapter provides an overview of the challenges of developing and implementing a peer review system and includes an extensive bibliography.
Howard, Jeffrey, 2001. Service-Learning Course Design Workbook. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning at the University of Michigan. The source of the “best practices” listed for experiential and service learning.
Glickman, C. D., S. P. Gordon and J. M. Ross-Gordon. 1995. Supervision of Instruction: A Developmental Approach, 3rd ed. Allyn and Bacon, Boston. Includes diagrams of techniques for obtaining data during peer review. Hutchings, Pat. 1996. Making teaching community property: A menu for peer collaboration and peer review. American Association for Higher Education. With many brief examples of peer review processes from various campuses, and an extensive annotated bibliography, this is a highly accessible introduction to peer review and mentoring programs.
Keig, Larry and Michael D. Waggoner. 1994. Collaborative Peer Review. The Role of Faculty in Improving College Teaching. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report #2. George Washington School of Education and Human Development, Washington, D.C. The chapter on “Formative Peer Evaluation” provides useful guidelines for peer consultation and examples of peer evaluation processes at a number of institutions.
Murray, John P. 1995. Successful Faculty Development and Evaluation: The Complete Teaching Portfolio. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report 95 (8). George Washington University, Washington, DC. This is an overview of the use of faculty portfolios. On pages 61-70 is a useful review of the characteristics of good teaching.
Ryan, Katherine E. 2000. Evaluating Teaching in Higher Education: A Vision for the Future. New Directions for Teaching and Learning 83. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
Seldin, Peter. 1999. Changing Practices in Faculty Evaluation: A Practical Guide to Improved Faculty Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions. Anker Publishing Co., Bolton, MA.
Wilkerson, 1988. Classroom observation: the observer as collaborator, p. 95-98 In E.C. Wadsworth (Ed.), A Handbook for New Practitioners. Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education. New Forums Press, Stillwater, OK. Intended for educational consultants in teaching and learning centers, a quick introduction to observing classes and providing effective feedback. Ethelynda Harding February, 2006
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