Hi everyone 
Our session on Empowering Peer Evaluation with InteDashboard is in a few hours!
During this session, @BrianODwyer will walk us through the process of conducting peer evaluation with InteDashboard. We will explore different summative and formative peer evaluation methods and gain foundational skills on developing peer evaluation activities for students.
We will also discuss the new peer evaluation features on InteDashboard and how you can incorporate it in your classroom for enhanced student experience.
Here are some peer evaluation resources for you to explore before our session:
We hope to see you during our session!
Stay tuned for key notes from the session
During our discussion, participants highlighted various challenges they face and shared approaches to address them. Below are summarized notes on these challenges and the strategies employed to tackle them effectively.
@lmichaelsen noted a discrepancy between self-evaluation and peer evaluation scores in his experience, where high-performing students tend to undervalue their contributions compared to their peers. This observation underscores the need for alignment between self-assessment and peer assessment metrics.
Have you ever encountered this challenge? How do you navigate through that?
Another challenge expressed by @ylucet was the difficulty in filtering outliers in peer evaluations, where some students manipulate scores to favor themselves. This manipulation undermines the integrity of the evaluation process and necessitates the development of robust scoring systems.
For this one, @NealCarter emphasized the importance of distinguishing between students who manipulate the system and those genuinely reflecting their contributions. This way, students who are not contributing enough get a negative or a very low score, and the students who make enough contributions get the scores. This approach can be reflective of the dynamics in that particular group which might help educators distinguish between manipulation and actual reflection of the amount of work that students did.
Have you encountered outliers in peer evaluations, and if so, how do you manage that issue?
Drawing from the grading discussion, @lmichaelsen highlighted the importance of finding the balance in peer evaluation scoring. Allowing students to give everybody 10 point often leads to minimal effort from everyone. On the other hand, requiring each team member to assign different scores to everyone can feel forced and uncomfortable.
How do you strike a balance between fairness and individual judgment in peer evaluations?
@NealCarter also outlined a structured approach to grading criteria and weights, involving students in the decision-making process. In this approach, at the start of the class, educator establishes grading criteria and their respective weights. Teams collaborate early in the semester to discuss and agree on the importance of each criterion and then the entire class then reaches a consensus on the weightings, which are then used to calculate grades. This collaborative method can be effective in fostering student ownership in the evaluation process.
If you have any questions or would like further insights, feel free to drop them in this thread!