Online Peer Assessment Prof Nathan Clarke & Dr Paul Dowland Centre for Security, Communications and Network Research School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics Please note: the screenshots in this presentation reflect the ‘process’ of using OPAS. OPAS has been updated since this presentation was produced.

System Objectives Peer assessment website is designed to operate in one of two ways: The peer assessment/review of individual contributions to group work The peer assessment/review of individual contributions to group workOR The peer assessment of group work The peer assessment of group work

Initial Staff User Screen

Module Management Screen

Assessment Modes Module Preparation Assignment Upload Preparing Peer Assessment Peer Assessment & Submitting of Marks Module Leader Reviewing Results Display Results to Students

Module Preparation

Module Preparation – Student Prompts

Module Preparation - Assessment Criteria

Module Preparation – Adding Students

Module Preparation – Student Groups

In addition to creating groups, you can also add individuals to existing groups -Changes in group structure -New students/group additions

Module Preparation – Student Groups

Student View

Student View – Mode 1

Student View – Mode 4

Student Assessment Review

Module Leader Reviewing Results

Module Leader Calculating Results

Module Leader Reviewing Results Once all the results have been processed, you have the opportunity to modify results: Scale/Modify the entire cohort of students Scale/Modify the entire cohort of students Modify individual students Modify individual students

Module Leader Reviewing Results Modifying the entire cohort of students

Module Leader Reviewing Results Modifying an individual student

Student View – Mode 6

Positive Student Comments “It was a positive experience because one of the reports I read and marked was of very high quality. It helped to reiterate what was required in carrying out the assignment and helped to increase my knowledge of the subject.” “Gave me a chance to see how other people have interpreted the task in hand.” “It was very useful for revision purposes and also gave me an idea how my mates approached and tackled the task.” “I now understand the marking procedure behind the reports and the sort of scrutiny they are subject to.”

Negative Student Comments Did not like deciding someone’s final mark Marks are awarded by subjective students and not a professional Marking sheet/criteria was not explained enough Increased the amount of work that had to be done for this assignment

Interested? Contact the developers: Dr Paul Dowland / Prof Nathan Clarke

Any Questions? Centre for Security, Communications and Network Research School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics Plymouth University Plymouth Universitywww.cscan.org