ERIC Number: EJ1169414
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Mar
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Using Online Peer Assessment in an Instructional Technology and Material Design Course through Social Media
Demir, Mehmet
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, v75 n3 p399-414 Mar 2018
This study was designed to investigate the student teachers perceptions about and benefits and challenges of using Facebook as an online peer assessment tool for the student teachers' works. The study group included 24 student teachers in science education department of a state university located in the southeast region of Turkey. A case study approach of the qualitative method was employed in the research. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect the data. The interviews were audio recorded, and records of all the interviews were transcribed into full text in Turkish. Collected data were analyzed using an emergent coding approach. Codes, then, were categorized to constitute themes and subthemes. The findings indicated that the student teachers were able to give objective feedback on their peers' work and engaged more actively in class after participating in online peer assessment. Additionally, the students found it exciting and productive to use Facebook as a peer assessment tool in their learning.
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Social Media, Computer Uses in Education, Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews, Preservice Teachers, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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