Form 5 - Site Visi Site Visit for Peer Reviewers

MAP Evaluation: Site Visit for Peer Reviewer
Site Visit Evaluation
Thank you for conducting a Site Visit for the Museum Assessment Program (MAP).
We ask all participating peer reviewers to complete an evaluation following their visit. This check-in
helps us understand where the program can improve, what aspects are most valuable, and helps
us report back to our funders and stakeholders.
Thank you in advance for sharing your honest feedback with us!

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MAP Evaluation: Site Visit for Peer Reviewer
About the institution
What is the name of the institution or museum you worked with for this MAP?

* Type of MAP Assessment:
Organizational

Education & Interpretation

Board Leadership

Community & Audience Engagement

Collections Stewardship

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MAP Evaluation: Site Visit for Peer Reviewer
Before the visit
* In the past, on how many MAP assessments have you served as a peer reviewer:
0, this is my first MAP
1 prior assessment
2 prior assessments
3 prior assessements
4 prior assessements
5+ prior assessments

* Please rate the usefulness of the following resources in preparing for your visit:
Not at all useful

Somewhat useful

Very useful

N/A; Did not use or did
not receive

Peer review manual
Peer review web
resources
Peer review portal
Materials supplied by
the museum
MAP workbook
What additional resources or improvements could be made to better prepare peer reviewers for the visit?

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MAP Evaluation: Site Visit for Peer Reviewer
Your Assessment experience
* To what extent did you encounter difficulty with the following during your involvement with this Assessment?
Great difficulty

Some difficulty

No difficulty

Length of time to prepare
Length of site visit
Length of time to write the report
Museum staff knowledgeability about subject matter
Personal expertise and knowledge
Relationships with or circumstances at the museum or institution I
visited (e.g., issues with hiring/firing, ethics, internal politics, etc.)
Communication with the institution
Communication with MAP staff
If you experienced some or great difficulty , or challenges not listed above, please describe:

* To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements as a result of conducting this
Assessment?
Strongly
Strongly
disagree Disagree Neutral Agree agree

N/A

I gained information that will be helpful to my museum or institution.
I gained information that helps me do my job.
It made me feel good to help the participating institution.
I value the opportunity to contribute to the field.
I made valuable connections.
Please share any stories of experiences within the Assessment program that you, as a peer reviewer, found to be beneficial to your
own professional growth or contributions to the field:

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Please share anything that was surprising about your role as a peer reviewer; were any of your duties or
experience different from what you expected?

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MAP Evaluation: Site Visit for Peer Reviewer
Final Thoughts
Optional
If you have something you'd like to discuss with a MAP program officer, please provide your name and
email address.
Name
Email address

Optional
Please share a testimonial to help advocate for the value of MAP and promote the program:
If you choose to share a testimonial, you are giving permission for its use in promotional materials.

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MAP Evaluation: Site Visit for Peer Reviewer
Recommendation
Optional
Help us expand the MAP Peer Review Program!
Please recommend a professional you feel would be an excellent peer reviewer:
Individuals at the museum you worked with might be great candidates, too!

Name
Institution
Title
Email Address
Phone Number

Optional message for the person you recommended, above.
Please use this space to share the value of MAP for a peer reviewer and why you recommend the program
to them:

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