scholarly journals Peer feedback: moving from assessment of learning to assessment for learning

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigrun M Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Assessment For Learning ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Formative Feedback ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Feed Forward ◽  
Assessment Of Learning ◽  
Learning Development

The following case study showcases a model of academic peer learning that has demonstrated clear links to learning development in final year students. The paper discusses the introduction of a new assessment structure for a 15 credit course unit usually taken by 90 students in the form of a short discursive essay (500 words) due early in the first teaching term. This essay is peer assessed in groups of four students. The peer feedback and tutor mark then serve as formative feedback (feed forward) for the main, longer essay (2-2,500 words) due in the second teaching term. Following the outline of the case background, details of the peer assessment are provided, including its development and structure. The new assessment structure has resulted in deeper learning, positive student feedback, fewer student complaints with regard to grades received for the main essay, and better preparation for the final exam. Reflections are offered in the conclusion.  

scholarly journals Graphic Design Students’ Per spectives and Attitudes t owards Feedback w ithin Peer Assessment in Design Studio Pedagogy

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
ERIC FRANCIS ESHUN
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Studio Pedagogy ◽  
Design Students ◽  
Quality Learning

This paper reports the validity of the hypothesis that giving and receiving peer feedback during studio critique supports the assumption that the nature of feedback affects student learning and student perceptions of the quality of the learning experience. The research question is whether peer feedback operated under studio pedagogy has the potential of enhancing quality learning. The purpose of this study is to examine student perceptions of peer feedback in a studio-based learning environment. This is a case study where data was collected qualitatively. This study clearly demonstrates the positive perceptions of peer feedback held by design students and the influence these perceptions have on students’ learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Pathways Through Peer Assessment: Implementing Peer Assessment in a Lower Secondary Physics Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 1465-1484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Ketonen ◽  
Markus Hähkiöniemi ◽  
Pasi Nieminen ◽  
Jouni Viiri
Keyword(s):  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Field Notes

AbstractPeer assessment has been shown to advance learning, for example, by improving one’s work, but the variance of learning benefits within or between studies has not been explained. The purpose of this case study was to examine what kinds of pathways students have through peer assessment and to study which factors affect them when peer assessment is implemented in the early stage of physics studies in the context of conducting and reporting inquiry. Data sources used include field notes, audio recordings of lessons, student lab reports, written peer feedback, and student interviews. We examined peer assessment from the perspective of individual students and found 3 profiles of peer assessment: (1) students that improved their lab report after peer assessment and expressed other benefits, (2) students that did not improve their lab report but expressed other benefits, and (3) students that did not experience any benefits. Three factors were found to explain these differences in students’ pathways: (1) students’ engagement in conducting and reporting inquiry, (2) the quality of received feedback, and (3) students’ understanding of formative assessment. Most students experienced some benefits of peer assessment, even if they did not put effort into their own work or receive constructive feedback. Nevertheless, in this case study, both improving one’s work and experiencing other benefits of peer assessment required sufficient accomplishment of all 3 factors.

scholarly journals Engaging Students through Assessment: The Success and Limitations of the ASPAL (Authentic Self and Peer Assessment for Learning) Model.

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-18
Author(s):  
Sean P. Kearney ◽  
◽  
Tim Perkins ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Authentic Assessment ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Assessment For Learning ◽  
Specific Model ◽  
Authentic Self ◽  
Assessment Tasks ◽  
The Creation

In 2011 the authors created a model of self- and peer-assessment known as Authentic Self and Peer Assessment for Learning (ASPAL) in an attempt to better engage seemingly disengaged students in their undergraduate coursework. The model focuses on authentic assessment tasks and engages students by involving them in every step of the process from the creation of the criteria on which they will be marked, through to providing exemplars of work, pilot marking and providing peer feedback. This article examines the ASPAL process with regard to whether or not the students are better engaged in their studies as a result of taking part in this process. Although the results are not definitive, the present study shows that the majority of students who undertook the process found it beneficial and were open to try it again. This article seeks to open a discussion as to the capacity for a specific model of self- and peer-assessment to better engage students in their learning and discern the reasons why students found the model engaging so as to better inform future applications of the model and how it can be applied to a wider audience.

How's My Writing? Using Online Peer Feedback to Improve Performance in the Composition Classroom

2011 ◽  
pp. 245-258
Author(s):  
Vanessa Paz Dennen ◽  
Gabriel Jones
Keyword(s):  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Composition Classroom ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
Composition Course ◽  
Assessment Activity ◽  
Formative Learning

This chapter presents a case study of how online peer feedback was usedas a formative learning and assessment activity in a required, university-level composition course. The authors argue that such activities, if designedeffectively, contribute significantly toward a student’s sense of audience,authority, and empowerment as a productive member of a larger discoursecommunity. In the study, students were divided into small workgroups andshared their work by posting it on the class discussion board. They wereasked to provide feedback on specific parts of their classmates’ work.Issues such as preparing students to provide peer feedback, quality andusefulness of the peer assessment, and student attitudes toward the peerassessment process are addressed.

Issues in Peer Assessment and E-Learning

2009 ◽  
pp. 117-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn Benson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Assessment For Learning ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Assessment Of Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning

This chapter addresses some issues relating to the use of e-learning tools and environments for implementing peer assessment. It aims to weigh up the opportunities and the challenges that are offered by considering peer assessment for learning and peer assessment of learning. In doing this, reference is made to some of the general issues that arise in implementing peer assessment in higher education, as well as to the functionalities of e-learning tools and environments, and the characteristics of those who use them in this context (teachers and students). Discussion of opportunities focuses on strategies for peer assessment available from tools and environments that are categorized as pre-Web 2.0 (and continuing) technologies, Web 2.0 technologies, and ‘other tools’. Consideration of challenges focuses on the characteristics and requirements of teachers and students as users. It is concluded that opportunities outweigh challenges, particularly in relation to peer assessment for learning, but that peer assessment of learning is more challenging and likely to be more limited in uptake because of the expectations that are placed on users. It is also noted that the capacities offered by Web 2.0 technologies for peer-based relationships and interaction with content present both an opportunity and a challenge which may have future implications for the role of the teacher and for supporting a reconceptualization of how evidence used for peer assessment of learning is presented and judged.

scholarly journals Online Peer Assessment in Nurturing Students Writing Skill

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-308
Author(s):  
Mahardhika Pradana
Keyword(s):  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Data Retrieval ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Effective Technique ◽  
Assessment Of Learning ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Online Peer Assessment

This study aims to investigate the process of online peer assessment implementation in a writing activity and to find out the students’ responses toward the implementation of online peer assessment in learning writing skills. This research uses a qualitative approach and case study as the research design. The data were collected with the triangulation data by observation, interview, and documentation. Observation checklist, in-depth interview, and documentation used as data retrieval instruments. The subject of this study is an English teacher and students of class XI TKJ 1 at SMKN 1 Rawamerta. The result of this study shows that the implementation of peer assessment in writing skills is very effective to help the students in learning writing and evaluating learning process. Before the implementation of peer assessment, the students were not able to recognize their mistakes in detail, they could only find out about the numerical score, and did not know about how to assess. Based on the result obtained, it is concluded that teaching writing to the students’ responses toward the use of peer assessment was positive. It can be seen from the attitude and enthusiasm. Students agreed that peer assessment is a very effective technique used in writing activities. It can be concluded that online peer assessment can be applied both in writing and speaking as well as an important part of the move towards more forms of participatory learning. There is a need to apply it in the schools and universities since it is more adaptable to modern developments in the assessment of learning outcomes.

Assessment : Basic Concepts, Thoughtful Decisions

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-21
Author(s):  
Milton Raul Licona Luna ◽  
Elizabeth Alvarado Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Assessment For Learning ◽  
Continuous Assessment ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Education In Mexico

Institutions from basic to higher education in Mexico that offer courses of English as a Foreign Language rely heavily on the administering of assessment, usually a formal type of assessment. However, the literature shows how important it is the involvement of other types of assessment in the classroom for effective language learning to take place. For instance, assessment for learning, which consist of a continuous assessment where learners receive feedback so greater learning occurs, what is more, it enables teachers to modify their teaching ways as they reflect on the learners’ progress. To show how assessment is carried out in our context, this research project focuses on a case study within the CAADI from FOD in the UANL.

scholarly journals To what extent emotion, cognition and behaviour enhance a student’s engagement: A case study on the MAJA teaching approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 147821032110320
Author(s):  
Matt M. Husain
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cognitive Engagement ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Soft Or ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Student Aspirations ◽  
Class Environment

This empirical article problematises student engagement in today’s higher education system. The objective of this research is to stimulate a student’s behavioural, emotional and cognitive engagement. I employed an inclusive, inductive and reflexive approach and used mixed methods for collecting data from 948 volunteer participants. The preliminary findings illustrate that playing soft or lively music for a few minutes before a class as well as contextualising and delivering course content combined with enrolled students’ background, hobbies and preferences can go a long way in stimulating emotional and cognitive engagements. The findings also reveal that offering chair yoga during mid-term and/or final exam periods as well as encouraging students to hydrate can lead to increasing behavioural adjustments and then in attention and engagement. The results are encapsulated in a novel teaching framework, MAJA (meaning fun in Sanskrit) that stands for: (a) music, (b) anonymous class survey, (c) jest, and (d) aliment. The framework illuminates that when students tangibly sense a connection between a safe and comfortable class environment and course content, their participation increases and absenteeism decreases. They also promote student aspirations and accountability that facilitate critical thinking, an imperative learning outcome in higher education.

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