Peer Review in School Self-evaluation: Cultivating Skills in Data Use
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | The New Educational Review |
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| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | peer review; work with data; evaluation activities; professionalization; school development |
| Description | This paper is focused on peer review used by schools as a means of support for mutual learning and the development of staff professionalism. It is based on empirical material gained from The Road to Quality Improvement, a Czech national project designed to support self-evaluation in schools. Data from 32 schools were collected by questionnaire surveys, interviews, focus groups and document analysis. Main findings are as follows: (1) a condition for successful peer review is previous experience of evaluation activities and work with data; (2) peer review develops participants’ sensitivity in terms of the need for the development of evaluation skills; (3) evaluation activities and work with data develop participants’ professionalism and their potential to contribute to school development. |
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