What is Peer Observation and Feedback?

Peer Observation can be defined as a reciprocal process where colleagues consensually observe each other’s teaching and provide different forms of feedback to encourage awareness and enhance individual teaching practice. Feedback is given orally and/or written, and a standard protocol or form can be used to guide the work (Sundest & Sandvoll, 2022).

 

Peer Observation is known as a form of classroom observation that allows teachers to mutually observe their peer’s teaching for specific purposes (Nguyen, 2023).

 

Traditionally, peer observation of teaching is generally a process whereby one educator observes a colleague teaching to facilitate reflection and discussion to aid the improvement of student learning (Bennet & Barp, 2008).

Goals

The key objectives of this framework are to:

• Enhance teaching excellence through the establishment and support of collaborative peer observation and feedback
• Promote critical and reflective dialogue about professional practice

Please note: The framework is not intended to provide a measure or evaluation of teaching quality.  Instead, its value is rooted in the critical reflective activity around teaching practice and the ideas, exchange and transformation that can take place as a result of the PO exchange.