Peer Assessment in Education
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What is the main purpose of peer assessment in education?

  • To promote competition among students
  • To discourage students from becoming independent learners
  • To evaluate the intellectual products of equal-status learners (correct)
  • To eliminate the need for teacher expertise in the learning process
  • According to the University of Strathclyde Glasgow's REAP project, why is it important for students to engage in peer assessment?

  • To reduce student-teacher interactions
  • To limit the students' independence in learning
  • To deepen learning and make it more sustainable and satisfying (correct)
  • To increase competition among students
  • What is a common form of providing feedback in peer assessment?

  • Not providing any constructive feedback
  • Comparing peers' work to one's own
  • Using a rubric with common criteria (correct)
  • Directly criticizing peers' work
  • How does peer assessment contribute to students' development according to the REAP report?

    <p>By helping students monitor, evaluate, and manage their own learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which types of courses can peer assessment be successfully implemented?

    <p>STEM, law, health, and business management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is peer assessment important?

    <p>Because it helps develop critical thinking skills through self-assessment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one key benefit of students engaging in peer assessment?

    <p>Learning what approaches and techniques are effective through comparing different works.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between giving and receiving feedback in peer assessment?

    <p>Receiving feedback allows students to reflect on their work differently than giving feedback.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does peer assessment help students develop critical thinking skills?

    <p>By making judgments based on assignment criteria and summarizing opinions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the text, what do students who found peer assessment useful mainly gain insight into?

    <p>What they could have done better in their own work through comparison.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Peer Assessment

    • Peer assessment is an instructional approach that allows learners to evaluate and provide feedback on the work of their peers.
    • It can be used successfully in a wide range of courses, including STEM, law, health, and business management.
    • Peer assessment helps students to become responsible partners in their learning, leading to deeper, more sustainable, and satisfying learning.

    Benefits of Peer Assessment

    • Allows students to develop their ability to monitor, evaluate, and manage their own learning without relying on the teacher.
    • Helps students to become independent, self-reliant learners beyond their formal education.
    • Provides students with the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills that are important to future academic and professional practice.
    • Enables students to reflect on their own work through the process of comparison, leading to a clearer understanding of what approaches and techniques work and don't work.

    The Peer Assessment Process

    • Typically consists of four parts: writing, training, peer assessment, and self-assessment.
    • Students are given basic training on how to evaluate work and give constructive feedback.
    • Students exchange work with each other and provide constructive feedback using a rubric.
    • Students review their own work again to assess where changes can be made.

    Importance of Peer Assessment

    • Gives students the opportunity to both give and receive feedback, leading to a more effective learning experience.
    • Provides students with an opportunity to learn how to read critically, identify what to do and what not to do, and gain insight into what they could have done better.
    • Helps students to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of their own work.

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    Explore the concept of peer assessment in education, where learners evaluate and provide feedback on each other's work. Learn about its applications in various disciplines. This quiz covers the instructional approach and benefits of peer assessment.

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