1. Methods of Peer Assessment
1.1. Feedback works by considering different aspects of student work and indicating how their work can be improved.
1.2. Enriches skills in communication and collaboration.
1.3. Teachers should model correct peer assessment until they have reached a level of experience and comfort.
2. Research in Peer Assessment
2.1. Elementary School
2.1.1. Peer assessment have longer-term applications in preparing for post elementary school.
2.1.2. Students value peer feedback more than teacher feedback
2.1.3. Constructive feedback is used to review and organize learning objectives.
2.1.4. Raise the self-esteem and social-connectedness
2.2. Secondary School
2.2.1. Secondary schools are a complex and a cultural environment.
2.2.2. Students need attention for their quality of their feedback and to improve need more modeling behavior.
2.2.3. Quality improved after peer activities.
2.2.4. Students were more effective in writing assignments when peer feedback was incorporated.
3. What is Peer Assessment?
3.1. Peer assessment is a valuable asset to a growing learning environment and each students’ feedback will range depending on how transparent the student is about the process.
3.2. Peer assessment is a way for peers to consider the value of their learning.
3.3. Peer Assessment is about the process of learning more than the outcomes.
4. Theories in Peer Assessment
4.1. Organization and Engagement
4.1.1. students can use structure to reach goals and create objectives.
4.2. Cognitive Conflict
4.3. Scaffolding and Error Management
4.3.1. If peers are more credible the greater ability of learning can be developed.
4.4. Communication
4.4.1. Listening, explaining, questioning, summarizing, and reasoning are effective ways of peer assessment.
4.5. Affect
4.5.1. I believe there is a benefit for having students use of peer assessment in being able to see other students learning experiences.