peer assessment in moocs
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What is it?
• Assignment submission
• Learners grade each other
Why use it?
Scaling “higher order” assessment
Improving learning• Higher order outcomes• Learning from others• Understanding the
objectives
Some Issues
Reliability
How accurate is the grade?
The assignment
A well designed “challenge”
RubricsHelping non-
teachers grade each other
Benefits of Rubrics
• Mechanism– Easy to follow steps
• Illustrate priorities• Guide the learner• Guide the assessor• Objectify assessment• Align instruction and
assessment• Transparent
Stages
• Setup• Submission• Assessment• Grading
Problems• Accuracy• Scheduling• Missing grades
Accuracy• Multiple graders• Rubrics• Anonymity• Random allocation• Self-grading• Scored on grading
accuracy• Appeal system?
Scheduling
Everyone needs to do this together.
Missing grades
• Only submitters grade.
• Multiple graders.• Appeal?
