The Zoom sessions started with an introduction from the tutor, then students went into Breakout Rooms to discuss the strengths and weaknesses for each essay and discuss their predicted marks.<\/p>\n
Demand far exceeded expectations \u2013 c.600 students completed the Assignments and booked into a session over a two week period.<\/p>\n
The feedback students received on their essays later in the term followed the same structure of three strengths and three weaknesses\/areas for improvement.<\/p>\n
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About 600 of 1200 students completed the 2 assignments and booked a session.<\/p>\n
In the post-session evaluation form 97% of students rated the session as Fair-Excellent, and 76% rated it Good-Excellent.<\/p>\n
Comments included \u201clearned a lot from it\u201d, \u201cvery helpful, clear, analysis\u201d, and \u201cvery in-depth analysis\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Encourages students to engage with the Assessment Criteria in advance of the essay, rather than only after receiving their mark when trying to understand how they could have scored higher.<\/p>\n
Careful selection of the past essays allows you to convey specific points – for example:<\/p>\n
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- one of the essays used (good) Figures\/Tables but did not explain them in the text \u2013 students tended to reward those Figures\/Tables with good marks without grasping the importance of explanation in the essay text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Making the booking area Adaptive Release incentivised students to do the work and reduced the previously encountered problem of people attending the sessions without having done the work (turning up to only consume rather than also contribute).<\/p>\n
Choose the past essays carefully (rather than just pick a high and medium\/low mark) to plan what students learn from the process.<\/p>\n
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McConlogue (2012): But is it fair? Developing students\u2019 understanding of grading complex written work through peer assessment.<\/p>\n
Tai, et al (2017): Developing evaluative judgement: enabling students to make decisions about the quality of work.<\/p>\n
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Academic:<\/strong> Dan Rigby<\/p>\n
Course:\u00a0<\/strong>Microeconomics I<\/p>\n
Cohort Size:<\/strong> 1,200 first year students<\/p>\n
Themes:<\/strong> Peer Assessment, assessment criteria<\/p>\n
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