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Development of a peer teaching-assessment program and a peer observation and evaluation tool
Jennifer M Trujillo1, Margarita V DiVall, Judith Barr
1Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
|March 28, 2009
Summary
A new peer assessment program and evaluation tool (POET) were developed for large classroom teaching. The program demonstrated good interrater reliability, proving it feasible for pharmacy schools.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy education
- Medical education assessment
Background:
- Effective teaching assessment is crucial for academic development.
- Existing methods may lack comprehensiveness or reliability for large classrooms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To create a formalized, peer-driven teaching assessment program.
- To develop a valid and reliable assessment tool for large classroom settings.
Main Methods:
- A volunteer taskforce developed a multistep peer assessment program.
- The Peer Observation and Evaluation Tool (POET) was created.
- A pilot study assessed program efficiency, practicality, and interrater reliability using Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC).
Main Results:
- The Peer Observation and Evaluation Tool (POET) demonstrated good interrater reliability.
- ICCs ranged from 0.66 to 0.97 across 8 evaluated lectures.
- The program proved efficient and practical in a pilot study.
Conclusions:
- The developed peer assessment program and tool are comprehensive, valid, and reliable.
- The program is feasible for adoption by other pharmacy schools.
- This initiative enhances the quality of large classroom teaching assessment.
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