Peer Evaluation of Teaching
Faculty Peer Evaluation of Teaching: Policy and Procedure
To provide guidance on faculty peer evaluation of teaching.
- Definition: Faculty Peer Evaluation of Teaching (PET) involves a faculty member, with at least five years of teaching experience, observing, evaluating and documenting another faculty member’s performance in the classroom, clinical setting and/or web-based teaching platform. It is preferable, but not required, that the observing faculty member has some measure of knowledge of the course content taught by the faculty member being evaluated. This procedure is the responsibility of teaching faculty at the CON.
- Purpose: PET provides one of several sources of information related to a faculty member’s teaching performance. PET serves two purposes.
2.a. The first purpose is developmental. This would serve as a formative evaluation of the faculty member’s teaching, and provide substantial feedback— both positive and constructive—regarding progress toward meeting collegiate expectations in teaching for reappointment, tenure, and/or promotion. This portion of the peer evaluation is not included in the faculty member’s dossier for annual administrative review or for reappointment, or for promotion and tenure.
2.b. The second purpose is evaluative. This would serve as a summative evaluation and provide data regarding the faculty member’s teaching for administrative decision-making as well as progress towards meeting collegiate expectations in teaching for reappointment, tenure, and/or promotion. For evaluative purposes PETs are added to the faculty member’s dossier for annual administrative review and for reappointment, and for promotion and tenure.
3. Requirements:
3.a. PET shall be made using relevant, clearly defined collegiate standards that were in effect at the time of the faculty member’s most recent appointment, promotion, or reappointment.
3.b. A summary of a developmental PET will be transmitted to the faculty member in writing. Submission of the developmental PET for administrative purposes will be at the discretion of the faculty member being observed.
3.c. A summary of the evaluative PET would be transmitted to the faculty member for his/her annual review or for reappointment, promotion, or tenure. A copy would also be placed in the faculty member’s personnel file.
3.d. PET documentation should be as complete and detailed as possible in order to provide sufficient feedback and guidance to the faculty member.
3.e. Frequency:
3.e.1. Tenure-track Assistant Professors must have a minimum of six PETs. A developmental PET will be performed in years one, three and five. An evaluative PET will be performed in years two, four and six. Ideally one observer will perform the PET in two consecutive years to provide continuity between the developmental and evaluative PET. This evaluation plan allows time for faculty to respond to the developmental PET as needed.
3.e.2. Full Professors and Tenured Associate Professors not seeking promotion: Three observations will be performed during the 5 year interim period of tenure. At least two will be for evaluative purposes.
3.e.3. Clinical-track Assistant Professors must have a minimum of six PETs during their first 6 years of appointment. A developmental PET will be performed in years one, three and five. An evaluative PET will be performed in years two, four and six. Ideally one observer will perform the PET in two consecutive years to provide continuity between the developmental and evaluative PET. This evaluation plan allows time for faculty to respond to the developmental PET as needed.
3.e.4. Clinical-track Full and Associate Professors not seeking promotion and Assistant Professors after 6 years: Three observations will be performed during the 5 year interim period. At least two will be for evaluative purposes.
3.e.5. PET observers and times of observations will be determined with input from the faculty member, and will be representative of the faculty member’s teaching assignment—didactic and/or clinical teaching. PET may be done or augmented by video observation and/or access to course web sites with the faculty member’s consent.
3.e.6. The faculty member must be involved in facilitating PET by providing copies of syllabi, other relevant course materials, and access to course management sites. However, the Dean or Dean’s designee ultimately is responsible for ensuring the PETs take place.
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 PET Eval FacetoFace reformatted110212.pdf | 91.27 KB |
| PET Eval Online reformatted111612.pdf | 94.33 KB |
| PET Rubric FacetoFace.pdf | 114.87 KB |
| PET Rubric Online.pdf | 92.03 KB |