Benefits of Using Peer Assess Pro
Peer Assess Pro enhances the fairness and effectiveness of teamwork using teammate peer assessment. Use Peer Assess Pro to:
How Does Peer Assess Pro Work
Step 1: The instructor launches a Peer Assess Pro activity from within the learning management system. The instructor sets the start and end dates for the activity. Students receive notification via the LMS messaging inviting them to take part in the activity.
Step 2: Students log into the peer assessment activity via the LMS and are presented with a series of quantitative questions that determine the level of psychological safety, contribution to task accomplishment, and contribution to team harmony and leadership. Students are also given the opportunity to provide qualitative feedback to support their quantitative ratings.
Step 3: Manage the peer assessment. Peer Assess Pro allows the instructor to actively manage the peer assessment activity while it’s in progress. This provides the instructor with the ability to:
Detailed Student Reports
Peer Assess Pro provides team members with personal reports that encourage timely, constructive conversations around team members’ strengths, team effectiveness, and opportunities to improve a member’s contribution to their team’s future achievement.
Students receive anonymous qualitative feedback that helps to support the quantitative feedback. This feedback is used to help students further develop their employability capabilities
Detailed Teacher's Dashboard
Active Warnings
Active warnings alert the instructor to such things as at-risk students and teams, potential bullying behaviour, unconstructive engagement with the peer assessment, and whether a team’s peer assessment is valid.
Advanced Statistics
Advanced statistics can illustrate to the instructor which areas of teamwork the class needs to focus on.