Contact person: Peter Chapman [peter.chapman@newman,ac.uk], Newman University College

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Use of On-Line tools for Peer Assessment

• Contact person Peter Chapman peter.chapman_at_newm
  an,ac.uk, Newman University College
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• Work Based Learning innovation Use of Peer
  Assessment
•  This is a strategy appropriate to groups of
  students who have been set disparate tasks but
  all of which fall under the MS Server
  configuration Umbrella.
• The module requires students to implement a
  variety of server roles but there is insufficient
  time in the module for all students to implement
  all roles. So an Assessment means must be found,
  which is time efficient and which allows students
  exposure to each others work whilst
  simultaneously allows peer input on their
  efforts.
• The mechanism chosen was SurveyMonkey (Free lite
  version , Pro licence for more than 10 questions)
  and whilst only a survey tool it easily allows
  the setting up of a survey to record responses by
  individuals to a presentation given by
  individuals.
• Such an approach to assessment has been found to
  offer the following advantages
• Reduced work load for Lecturer! (Just a
  spreadsheet to manipulate)
• Students get to see each other s work
• Students get a presentation on aspects of a
  subject they did not examine (assessment becomes
  a learning experience)
• IT students use IT to present and Assess work