ERIC Number: EJ878561
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Aug
Pages: 5
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Methodological Quandaries in Studying Process and Outcomes in Peer Assessment
Topping, Keith J.
Learning and Instruction, v20 n4 p339-343 Aug 2010
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. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Peer Evaluation, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Intervention, Evaluation Methods, Comparative Analysis, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
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