Peer grading vs Peer feedback
Peer grading hasn't been researched enough in high schools however it is known that it is very effective with university students. Studies showing that peer grading enhances student learning, have been produced. It is believed that students benefit from using marking-rubrics when grading peers work and when evaluating their own work.
Peer feedback, on the other hand, doesn't provide a grade for work but comments on the product. It allows a more social side to learning and for the work being evaluated, to understand in more detail the reasons for either constructive criticism or for praise and for improvement on their work.
The benefit form both forms of peer evaluation, allow students to receive feedback from their peers, which they may find less intimidating then from their teacher. However this also made me think about the negative side of it, we need to remember that sometimes children can make unsavoury remarks to/about their peers work and that not all students would feel comfortable allowing their peers to see their work let alone report on it. It could have the opposite effect and open bullying up and students to feel more vulnerable etc.
Effects of peer feedback on assessors and assessees
Once again, studies have been preformed on college students and there needs to be more research done on primary and secondary school students to form good knowledge on these topics. Research has, however, indicated that peer feedback is more beneficial to the assessor then assessee. This is because of the answers provided by the college students, some believing that evaluating work should only be done by teachers, whilst others found, getting advice from peers rather helpful towards their final marks, others when on to say that they didn't trust their peers judgement compared to their teachers and that every student interprets tasks differently. I agree with all these remarks and as a university student myself, I can relate well to this debate, I am very fond of group work and asking my peers for help when need be. I enjoy getting feedback from peers prior to submitting work and observing other peoples interpretations of not only my work but the task asked of me.
Online peer assessment study
It was concluded that high school students also benefit more from being the assessor to the assessee, this is because as they identified any problems in the assessees work and solutions for these problems they were then able to apply this to their own work.
When utilising peer feedback or grading in a classroom, you need to know that it works differently for everyone involved (assessor or assessee), you should also teach students how to effectively give grades/feedback, as it is not an easy process, you also need to scaffold the assessment process as every student is different and learn differently and lastly ensure that students try to keep comments positive, even when providing constructive criticism, include positive remarks to boost motivation of all involved and ensure good relationships still intact.
Further studies on the effects on the assessees' need to be conducted, this could be allowing the assessees' to respond to their feedback and evaluating what changes were made due to that feedback.
My pedagogy
In my classroom I would prefer to enlist peer feedback over peer grading, as I agree that grading can be seen to negatively and allow more room for school bullying. Opposed to peer feedback that can include in every assessment, the positive and negative, so it is fair across all students. I work well as the assessee when being provided with feedback opposed to grading and am a firm believer that it betters my work, allowing me to further understand my marks or what I need to improve on or focus more on opposed to what I do well and no longer need to focus as much energy on. This allows students a better understanding of themselves and their work. I also see why the assessor would benefit more from the experience then the assessee, for instance with our current online group work, I personally benefit more from providing my peers with feedback then when I receive their feedback. Although upon receiving fresh ideas for improvement in my work helps and getting praised for my good work, boosts my moral, I enjoy seeing their work and being able to adapt new ideas to my work from theirs and seeing new techniques, ideas, styles, formats and interpretations, it truly helps me with my work immensely. Therefore peer feedback is a vital tool in my future classroom.
Reference
Lu, J., Law, N. (2011). Online peer assessment: effects of cognitive and affective feedback. Springer Science & Business Media B.V. Retrieved from
http://ehis.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.cqu.edu.au/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=c62a6531-8289-459a-b4ff-98ef53a082c0%40sessionmgr110&vid=1&hid=117
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