Peer Assessments allow students to assess one another's work using a rubric created by the course instructional team.
There are six types of peer assessments to choose from, each offering different options depending on your teaching needs. Below are the peer assessment types, the function of that type of assessment, options within each type, as well as examples of each type of assessment.
Assessment Type |
Function |
Options |
Example |
Students Assess Their Group Members
(Groups must be created prior to setup) |
Students apply rubric to each member of their group. |
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Group 1 assesses work of members in Group 1 |
Group Assesses Other Group
(Groups must be created prior to setup) |
Each student in one group applies rubric to all members of another group. The system automatically randomizes which groups are assigned to each other. |
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Group 1 assesses work of members in Group 2 |
Everyone Evaluates One Group
(Groups must be created prior to setup) |
Every student will apply a rubric to the work of the selected group |
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All students assess work of Group 1 |
Randomly Assigned |
Randomly assign every student in course to apply a rubric to the work of the selected number of students in the course |
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All students assess work of randomly selected group |
Manually Assigned
(Assignments are created after students have submitted their work) |
TA/Faculty manually assign students to apply a rubric to each other's work |
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Each student assesses work of student(s) they are manually assigned to. |
Individual |
Each student individually applies a rubric to a paper, presentation, article, or their own work |
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Each student assesses own work, self reflection |