T-Flip September 3rd 2015

The use of peer assessment encourages students to believe they are part of a community of scholarship. In peer assessment we invite students to take part in a key aspect of higher education: making critical judgements on the work of others. We thus bring together the values and practices of teaching with those of research (Rowland 2000, Boud, 1990).

Student – Student feedback advantages

by judging the work of others, students gain insight into their own performance.

giving a sense of ownership of the assessment process, improving motivation

treating assessment as part of learning, so that mistakes are opportunities rather than failures

practicing the transferable skills needed for life-long learning, especially evaluation skills

Possible problems:

difficulties with the validity and reliability of assessment done by students.

How accurate are peer gradings?

which model is “best practice”?

Why?

Traditionally:

Validation

The peer review process subjects scientific research papers to independent scrutiny by other qualified scientific experts (peers) before they are made public. http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/peer-review.html#sthash.w9XxklER.dpuf

T-Flip:

Students review each other based on the same key principles

Open Review: reviewer and author known to each other

Open, honest, no need to state a point

Politeness or friendship will tone down criticism

Examples

Possible problem?

How to review?

What will we do?

Present tasks

Create a system for review

Monitopr and tutor in the process

Evaluate both the review and what the review is used for

How to make it work

Realistic goals, well explained/clear tasks

Repetition/practice (process)

Enough time

Acknowledge the difference between revision and editing

Encorage honest responses and constructive advice

A clear format which is easily recognizable

Coach and observe

Make it count (show that it is valuable)

http://writing.wisc.edu/wac/node/78

Sources

Stephen Bostock (2000), Student Peer Assessement, http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/engageinassessment/Student_peer_assessment_-_Stephen_Bostock.pdf

Sense about Science, http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/peer-review.html#sthash.w9XxklER.dpuf

Kirsten Jamsen (2015), Making Peer Review Work, http://writing.wisc.edu/wac/node/78

Boud, D, 1990 Assessment and the promotion of academic values, Studies in Higher Education, 15(1), 101-111

Rowland, S. 2000 The Enquiring University Teacher, Buckingham: SRHE and Open University Press