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Peer Assessment in Online Collaborative Learning
Increasing performance
Sven Ake Bjørke & Aleksandra Lazareva
Communities of practice
Learning is at least partly a social activity, and depends on interaction with other human beings
Knowledge
• There is a vast difference between information and knowledge
• To gain knowledge, learning must take place• Deep learning requires advanced cognitive
processes• Constructive alignment between content,
process and assessment
Traditional teaching
• The teacher transmits information to the students covering the curriculum
• Individual learning• Competition for grades• CCR: Copy, Cram and Reproduce• Knowledge perceived as objective• Learning relation is between student - teacher
The four Cs
Four key qualities for the Information Age
Creative, efficient Communicator,
Critical thinker and
Collaborator
Scaffolding• Two categories of legitimate peripheral participants:– Those who actually want to join– Those who free-ride
• Scaffolding does not solve problems in case of free-riding or social loafing
• What to do with free riders and social loafers to help them become part of the CoP?
• Increase social pressure from the peers (e.g., peer assessment)– In the breakout session: practical introduction
Challenges for teachers
• From transmission of information to co-constructing knowledge
• More responsibility to students• From teacher-centred to learning-centred
collaboration
Challenges for students
• Information literacy – critical assessment• Peers are collaborators, not competitors• Manage group work – be proactive• Intercultural communication• Give feedback/assessment to peers
Learning
• Through elaborating on content, speculating, solving problems, expressing and negotiating meaning, reciprocal questioning
• Through formative feedback from tutors and peers
• Through reflection
The international online E-teaching course
E-teaching 1 & 2 courses
• International online courses• Heterogeneous student groups• Learning-focused• Process- and product-oriented• Learning is increased participation
High quality learning situation -”Productive interaction”
• Active engagement• Frequent teamwork• Regular interaction and feedback• Basis in realistic and motivating tasks• Contextualised• Dynamic and adapted for change• Peer assessment
Collaborative learning circle
Read
Discuss
Assess
ReflectDo / Make
Assess
Discuss
Important points
• Course descriptions with clear ILOs• Comprehensive study guides• Caring and easily accessible online tutors• Continuous formative feedback– See the feedback form
How to work in a group
• Select the weaver• Rotate responsibilities• Divide work• Set deadlines• Plan ahead• Keep each other
informed
Weaving
• The “weaver” pulls together “threads” contributed by all group members
• Good quality cloth needs good quality threads
• Weaver is an editor, not the sole author• Don't put all the load on the weaver!
Typical steps in a group project
• Plan, schedule, divide responsibilities• Background reading and research• Discussion• Group members send inputs to weaver• Weaver writes first draft and circulates to
group• Discussion and comments to weaver• Weaver produces final report and hands in
Assessment
E-teaching 1• 60% home exam• 30% group hand-in • 10% individual portfolio:– Online quizzes– Participation statistics– Contributions in discussion forum & group hand-ins
E-teaching 2• 70% own course description, study guide & blog• 30% individual portfolio
Peer assessment
• Experience E-teaching 1– Resistance– Outside comfort zone: ordinary communication line
teacher-student• Experience ET2– Written assessment of (at least) 2 peers
• Course description• Study guide• Blog• Course room in LMS
Summative assessment
• External sensors have access to the LMS & individual portfolios and grade according to the quality of– Course description– Study guide– Blog– Peer assessments
• Students demonstrate empathy and ability to give effective formative assessment to peers (part of the COP)
– Course room in LMS
Thank you
• Images in the presentation– https://pixabay.com/– https://stocksnap.io/