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 in | Learning and instruction Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 339 - 343 |
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Main Author | |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
01.08.2010
Elsevier |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0959-4752 1873-3263 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.08.003 |