DEPARTMENT ___________________________________
PEER OBSERVATION RECORD FORM
FORM 1
Name of practitioner:
Programme Name:
Level:
(please tick)
Masters
Undergraduate
Short Course
Module Name:
Module Code:
Date of session:
Time of session:
Venue address:
Number of learners on register /
number present:
/
I confirm I have observed this session
Name:
Signature:
Signature of practitioner:
Date:
Once completed and signed this Record should be submitted for formal department records of
peer observation of teaching. For purposes of formative feedback on teaching, Form (2) should
be completed and kept as the personal record of the practitioner and observer.
Please return this form to: _______________________________________
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DEPARTMENT _________________________________________
PEER OBSERVATION OF TEACHING
FORMATIVE FEEDBACK FORM
FORM 2
This form is to be used when one colleague observes another and the practitioner
observed would welcome some feedback on their teaching. This is a separate
function to the formal peer observation of teaching, which the department requests
for its records. For the formal peer observation, use Form (1). The same teaching
session can be observed with both purposes in mind, in which case both this Form (2)
and Form (1) may be used. Completion of Form (2) would proceed in stages, with
practitioner and observer filling in stages alternately, as indicated (and preferably
electronically), and may then be kept as the personal record of the practitioner and
observer.
1) Information which could be provided by practitioner before session:
 Session plan
 Course outline or scheme of work
 Observation Form initial sections filled in (below)
 Other resources
Name of practitioner:
Course & Programme titles, and level:
Date and time of session, venue and address
(include telephone number, transport details, room
number, meeting arrangements, etc.):
Session Topic/Theme:
An agreed summary of what was to be observed at the session (specific aspects of the session for the
observer to comment upon and why) and additional circumstances to be aware of:
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To be completed afterwards 2) Immediate reflection on the session by the practitioner (this box applicable only if discussion with
observer does not follow on straight after the teaching session):
Comments on the session could be made in the following areas:
Beginning – introduction, continuity with other sessions and learners’ prior knowledge, clarity of aims
and learning outcomes.
Structure of session linking learning outcomes and with learning and teaching activities - and ending
session – summary, future work, etc.
Communications and teaching/learning relationships – use of effective verbal and non-verbal
communication, rapport with students, handling of questions, awareness of student learning
processes.
Learner support – generally, level of success of student participation and level of interest from the
point of view of someone participating; and identification of differentiation of learning needs, including
equal opportunities issues.
Range of teaching and learning methods - promotion of active learning.
Use of learning technology and other teaching aids - on the more practical aspects of delivery you
might feel it appropriate to comment upon some or all of the following; aids used for the session, i.e.
handouts, overheads, chalk, PowerPoint, lab. instructions, etc., and their clarity and effectiveness;
comments on the physical environment appropriate too.
Clarity of explanation – audibility, pace.
Content – evidence of up to date curriculum and resources.
3) Observer’s summary of what happened, with comments (colleagues may choose that the observer
withold the written details until after the discussion is recorded in box 4):
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4) Record by practitioner of discussion of the observation afterwards between practitioner and
observer:
5) Observed teacher’s subsequent reflection and note of proposed action as a result of this
observation and discussion:
Three things which went well:
Three things highlighted for particular development:
6) Observer’s subsequent reflection and note of proposed action as a result of this observation and
discussion:
______________________________________
Name of Observer
_____________________________________
Signature of Observer
………………..……………….
Signature of Practitioner
Date of completion of form: ______________________
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