Methodological quandaries in studying process and outcomes in peer assessment

Peer assessment is very various in its implementation. Six studies of peer assessment are reviewed, four of them in higher education. A literature review is followed by five empirical studies. Strengths and weaknesses of each study are considered and issues are raised. Variables in peer assessment n...

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Published inLearning and instruction Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 339 - 343
Main Author Topping, Keith J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2010
Elsevier
Subjects
Comparative Analysis
Evaluation Methods
Higher Education
Intervention
Learning Processes
Literature Reviews
Measure of change
Peer Evaluation
Peer feedback
Preschool Education
Program Effectiveness
Sample definition
Teaching Methods
Type of peer assessment
Type of peer assessment
Intervention
Sample definition
Peer feedback
Measure of change
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Summary:Peer assessment is very various in its implementation. Six studies of peer assessment are reviewed, four of them in higher education. A literature review is followed by five empirical studies. Strengths and weaknesses of each study are considered and issues are raised. Variables in peer assessment needing further exploration are extricated – in sample definition, specification of type of peer assessment, organisational nature of the intervention, and the measures which are used to evaluate change. It is suggested that further experimental and quasi-experimental studies are necessary to contrast one or two of these variables at a time.
ISSN:0959-4752
1873-3263
DOI:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.08.003