peerScholar
The peerScholar peer assessment tool enables students to provide constructive feedback on each others’ work and facilitates critical reflection on how they might improve their own work. peerScholar targets meta-cognitive thought processes, even in very large class contexts. Developed by Professor Steve Joordens and Dwayne Pare at the University of Toronto Scarborough, the tool is designed to allow students to think critically and creatively, to be analytic, and to communicate their thoughts clearly through peer assessment. peerScholar is available for use in Quercus courses.
Important note about grading and peerScholar:
At U of T, Instructors or TAs, rather than students, must provide the final grades on peerScholar assignments.
These final grades may be informed by peer feedback and must be interpreted by an expert grader in combination with other pedagogical factors that are relevant (e.g., the quality of peer comments, etc). This approach allows the evidence-based pedagogical benefits of peer-assessment to be harnessed in a way that is consistent with current institutional labour practices.
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Reassessing Assessment
U of T faculty members reflect on their experiences creating assessment in an online teaching environment. Resources can be found at the bottom of the page. Safieh Moghaddam, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Associate Chair, Linguistics and Language Linguistics, UTSC During Fall 2020, in one of my C-level courses, I noticed that some of the students… Read more about Reassessing AssessmentHow to Get Started
The peerScholar peer assessment tool enables students to provide constructive feedback on each others’ work.
How to Use This Tool
The peerScholar peer assessment tool enables students to provide constructive feedback on each others’ work and facilitates critical reflection on how they might improve their own work. peerScholar targets meta-cognitive thought processes, even in very large class contexts. Developed by Professor Steve Joordens and Dwayne Pare at the University of Toronto Scarborough, the tool is designed to allow students to think critically and creatively, to be analytic, and to communicate their thoughts clearly through peer assessment. peerScholar is available for use in Quercus courses.
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How to use peerScholar
Guides
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PeerScholar documentation
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peerScholar instructor training videos
Videos
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Setting Up Your Fall peerScholar Activity A Hands On Workshop - 2020
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peerScholar: A Tool to Support Qualitative Assignments While Enhancing Transferable Skills: An Introduction
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7 August, 2024
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