Open AccessPeer assessment
Author(s) -
Paul Chin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new directions in the teaching of physical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2051-3615
pISSN - 1740-9888
DOI - 10.29311/ndtps.v0i3.410
Subject(s) - summative assessment , formative assessment , peer assessment , technical peer review , peer review , work (physics) , medical education , peer feedback , peer evaluation , self assessment , psychology , computer science , pedagogy , higher education , medicine , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , law
Peer assessment is the process whereby students provide formative or summative feedback to fellow students about their work. There have been many decades of research into the potential benefits of peer assessment and numerous studies have shown that peer assessment offers real educational, and sometimes social benefits for students. In addition, self assessment is often included alongside, but the benefits are sometimes disputed. This article will provide a brief summary of the research establishing the educational benefits of peer assessment and self assessment. There has also been a lot of work in recent years exploring the use of technology tosupport peer assessment. This work will be reviewed and recent examples of peer assessment in the physical sciences will be highlighted.