Hi Laura and Others,
We do peer/self assessments with our first year
medical students 4-5 times in the first year, less in the second year. The
end of course assessments are usually summative. The rest are formative. Students
get a quantitative score based on a series of Likert scale questions, and they
get a score on their ability to write high quality peer-feedback to their team
mates. Each student receives a report of the results which are kept anonymous.
We noted that student acceptance of peer
assessment and their ability to write appropriate feedback was significantly
improved after incorporating a training session on writing peer feedback that
we do as a TBL application during orientation. In addition to grading their
comments, we provide critiques and suggestions for improvement on the first two
assessments that they complete (one formative and one summative.)
To view our assessment form and for more discussion see the IAMSE TBL
Webinar site (as already noted by Jim Sibley on this forum), 9/30 –
Voices of Experience. For great discussion of TBL and Peer Evaluation see the
Oct 7th session on Peer Evaluation. These can be viewed at: http://www.iamse.org/development/2010/was_2010_fall.htm
Ed
McKee
Edward E. McKee, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine - South Bend
(574) 631-7193
From: Team-Based Learning
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Subject: peer evaluation practices
Hello everyone -
I’m curious about the peer evaluation procedures you use. Would you take
a few moments to respond to the following “straw poll?” In
addition, please feel free to send any thoughts or comments about peer evaluations.
In the spirit of sharing, I tell you my answers to the above questions. I teach
undergraduates in large-enrollment sections (N=140) of Introduction to
Psychology. In the past, I’ve collected peer evaluations at the end of
the term using survey items rated on a 1-to-7 scale and I haven’t shared
peer evaluations with students (unless they asked about their final grade).
This semester, I’m experimenting with collecting open-ended comments
after each team activity and sharing those formative comments with students.
Its too early in the semester to determine the effect of the new peer
evaluation procedure but the change got me wondering about the variety of peer
evaluation procedures used by other TBL folks.
Many thanks for your thoughts and time!
lm
Laura Madson, Associate Professor and Graduate Director
Department of Psychology
Box 30001/MSC 3452
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(575) 646-6207
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