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At some point during your time at Queen\u2019s, you may be asked to undertake peer assessment, peer review, or provide peer feedback. This can be a daunting prospect as you may feel ill-equipped to provide feedback to your peers, feel uncomfortable about doing so, or just cannot envisage what insights a learner of similar status\/ability could offer. These are common concerns, though peer assessment needn\u2019t be an ordeal and is proven to be largely beneficial to the learning of both the reviewer and the reviewee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is part 1 of 2 in a series on peer assessment \u2014 Through this blog post, we hope to alleviate any concerns you may have and help you realise how peer assessment can enhance both your learning and confidence in your field. Some of the terms used here may be new to you, so a few definitions will be provided along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is peer assessment?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Peer assessment is the process whereby students assess the work of their peers against set assessment criteria, under the direction of their tutor\/lecturer who moderates. It can be summative<\/strong>; involving the assignment of grades or formative<\/strong>; where students are engaged in providing peer feedback. For this reason, the term is sometimes used interchangeably with the term \u2018peer review\u2019.  It can also be a combination of both formative and summative assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A digital focus<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As this blog has been written amid a pandemic, it will be no surprise that a proportion, if not all of your peer assessments will be taking place online. Peers might email each other drafts for comments, send video\/audio recordings of feedback, organise an online face-to-face feedback session, or may provide feedback through a dedicated discussion forum set up by the lecturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Familiarise yourself with the learning objectives, outcomes, and assessment criteria<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The first step of peer assessment should always involve reviewing the learning objectives, outcomes, and assessment criteria. Make sure you are clear on what you are to look for in a piece of work. As ever, your lecturer will guide you through this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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