A Critical Review of "Situated Learning, Reflective Practice and Conceptual Expansion: Effective Peer Observation for Tutor Development"

Abstract

Researchers and professors across the globe have acknowledged the significance of peer observation in recent decades. In tertiary institutions or universities, peer observation is compulsory for all professional teachers, tutors, even administrative staff. However, the growing importance of peer observation raises questions about whether peer observation is practical enough for improving teachers' teaching quality and helping teachers who work on the front line receive advanced teaching pedagogy from the perspectives of situated learning, reflective practice and conceptual expansion. It is necessary to identify the development and limitations of this teaching practice through journals available through critical review. This essay will be discussed systematically and comprehensively. The peer-reviewed article about effective peer observation will be summarised and evaluated in this essay. This essay will be discussed systematically and comprehensively.