ERIC Number: EJ1261451
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 18
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Peer Review in the Classroom: Student Perceptions, Peer Feedback Quality and the Role of Assessment
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, v45 n5 p758-775 2020
Peer review in the classroom can enhance numerous employability skills such as critical appraisal, writing skills, reflection practices and collaborative experiences. This study takes place over two years and discusses the implementation of a repeating blind peer review cycle across a single semester for final year chemistry students enrolled on a compulsory employability module. The feedback cycle promotes personal reflection through the use of mini-reflective questionnaires. The process was assessed by academic tutors at the resubmission stage and/or the peer feedback stage where the quality of peer feedback was directly assessed. The research investigates the quality of peer feedback, the importance of assessment and student perceptions of what is most useful. Methods include directed content analysis of feedback produced, student opinions and a focus group. Students were capable of offering useable feedback across a range of assessment criteria but tend to focus on the important criteria best aligned to the particular assignment. A range of motivational factors and tactics were noticed but students tended to find reviewing the most beneficial.
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Chemistry, Science Instruction, College Seniors, Evaluation Criteria, Reflection, Value Judgment, Student Motivation, Employment Potential, Job Skills, Academic Language, Content Area Writing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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