Peer assessment of other students’ assignments
This article addresses students providing feedback on other students’ assignments to help them improve their work. This feedback may or may not involve a grade.
Resource document
Discover strategies to implement peer assessment, support students in giving peer feedback, and foster students’ buy-in.
Examples of peer assessment assignments
Providing students with explicit guidelines for how to respond to peers’ work fosters students’ ability to give constructive feedback and critically reflect on their own work. The examples are intended to provide you with inspiration for creating your own peer assessment assignments, including components such as guiding questions, rubrics, checklists, and rating scales.
Oral assignments
Oral presentations
Written assignments
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