WebPA Peer assessment for group work Peter Henderson Chemistry School of Natural & Computing Sciences
Peer Assessment Encourages: Reflection Critical evaluation of your work and of others Peer/Self assessment Taking responsibility for own learning
Graduate Attributes
Peer Assessment Increases awareness of: Criteria Assessment procedure – assessing other people is not easy! Improved feedback Reduced workload?
Group lab work CM3033 – physical chemistry Conductivity experiment Strong, weak, & unknown electrolytes Conductometric titrations Decide on method and work distribution Submit group report
WebPA is an open source online peer assessment tool that enables every team member to recognise individual contributions to group work
By using WebPA to peer assess group work, each student received an adjusted mark
How it works On-line survey time-keeping & preparedness contribution – lab & report problem solving safe lab working Care in taking measurements Students mark peers & themselves Normalise marks Weighting factor
Using WebPA Import students from MyAberdeen Create question form Lickert scale Share from 100%
Using WebPA Create assessment(s) Weighting (50%) Non-completion penalty Date criteria reminders
Problems? Student engagement /fears Non-submission Absent students Multiple deadlines – multiple assessments Mark in %
Thoughts It works! Relatively easy CAD / eLearning support Can spend more time marking report & giving detailed feedback Students like it
Next time… Better introduction to students Allay fears, introduce Graduate Attributes Student generated questions? What do students think are important? 100% weighting? Non-completion penalty?
Thank you for listening Questions?