Peer Evaluation and the College of Business

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Peer Evaluation and the College of Business

• Effective 3/15/93

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College of Business Teaching Environment

• Core value
• Student Centered learning
• Teaching is as important as research
• Monthly Teaching Brown Bag Discussions
• Shared Overall GPAs by section by instructor

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Why, Who, When, What

• Why
• Improve teaching, affirm its importance, assess
  quality of instruction
• Who
• Peer Review Team
• When
• Upon request (Chair, Dean, or Faculty member)
• Review periods (3rd, PT, Post-Tenure)
• What
• Syllabi, tests, assigned readings, examinations,
  class materials
• Student evaluations
• Classroom observation
• Student input

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How?

• Process
• Meet with faculty member
• Assess materials and grading rigor
• Observe classroom / visit with students
• Prepare report
• Meet with faculty member

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Criteria for review of class sessions

• Include but not limited
• Organization
• Presentation
• Interaction
• Classroom Management
• Comments from students

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Organization

• The instructors ability to
• clearly state the purpose of the lesson,
• define the relationship of this lesson to
  previous lessons,
• present topics in logical sequence,
• pace the lesson appropriately,
• summarize major points of the lesson, and
• respond to problems during the lesson.

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Presentation

• The instructors ability to
• use intonation to vary emphasis,
• explain things with clarity,
• maintain eye contact with students,
• listen to students questions and comments,
• present examples to clarify points,
• relate new ideas to familiar concepts, and
• limit the use of repetitive phrases and hanging
  articles.

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Interaction

• The instructors ability to
• encourage questions as appropriate,
• maintain student attention,
• ask questions to monitor student progress,
• respond to nonverbal cues of confusion or
  curiosity, and
• suggest that questions of limited interest be
  handled outside class.

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Report

• Addresses Strengths and Weaknesses identified.
  Recommends methods for improvement and highlights
  positive findings.

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Report Destination

• If faculty request
• Faculty direction
• If Chair or Deans request
• Permanent file