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The Value of Peer Grading Using
ExamSoft Rubrics Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MAEd
Assistant Professor and Director of AssessmentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy
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A little about you…
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Session Learning Outcomes:
• Explain the value of assessment as a teaching method.
• List possible assignments in your course/program that could utilize peer grading with rubrics.
• Compare functions “To Do” or “Not To Do” when creating a peer grading assignment for the first time.
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Assessment as a Teaching Method
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What is it?
• Peer Grading– Grading of learners by other learners
• Peer Evaluation– Evaluation of learners by other learners
• Peer Assessment– Assessment of learners by other learners
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Why use it?
• Basis in Learning Theory– Social Constructionism (Vygotsky)– Active Learning (Piaget)– Adult Learning (Cross)
• Innovative Form of Assessment and Teaching
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Using Peer Evaluations for Teaching
• Engages students in the material at a deeper level– Promotes higher order thinking skills
• Encourages learner autonomy– Empowers student to take control of their own
learning
• Teaches students how to assess– Requires application of content knowledge
• Enhances learning through knowledge diffusion– Students exchange ideas and views
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Using Peer Evaluations for Teaching
• Clarifies criteria for assessment– Improves quality of work
• Facilitates metacognition– Students’ self assessment of own work
• Promote lifelong learning– Identifies need for continued improvement
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What is the greatest advantage of using peer evaluations for teaching?
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Could your students benefit from peer assessment?
How can we do this easily?
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Rubric:Pre-determined set of goals & objectives on
which to base an evaluation
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Example Assignments from the UAMS COP
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Therapeutics Recitation
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Therapeutic Interchange Protocol
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CV / Resume Assignment
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Short Answer Exam Items
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List possible assignments in your course/program that could utilize peer grading with rubrics.
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Let’s create a rubric together…
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Rubrics Best Practices
• KISS (Keep It Short & Simple)• Have students help create the rubrics • Keep items distinct and measurable • Distribute rubric at assignment introduction• Use rubrics for peer assessment in a timely
manner• Train students how to use the rubric• Modify your teaching based on results
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Getting Started
• List the critical elements of the assignment– Rows = Dimensions
• Create an evaluation range (3-5 levels)– Column = Levels
• Carefully write descriptors for each level• Consider points or scale range• Consider weighting items• Use and Revise
– Yourself– Colleague– Students
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Let’s create a rubric together…
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Lessons Learned Using ExamSoft Rubrics
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To Do
• Teach students how to upload assignments– In class– Handout
• Require upload as a PDF• Perform peer assessments in class• Train a few faculty and students beforehand• Display full rubric on screen• Have students reflect on the process
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Not To Do
• Start this process within 1 week of the due date• Name files with student names• Assume Wi-Fi connectivity for your room• Trust all students will bring their devices as
instructed• Assume students will know how to use a rubric
for peer grading• Rely on students giving honest feedback to their
peers on graded assignments
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Session Learning Outcomes:
• Explain the value of assessment as a teaching method.
• List possible assignments in your course/program that could utilize peer grading with rubrics.
• Compare functions “To Do” or “Not To Do” when creating a peer grading assignment for the first time.
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Next Steps…
Talk to your account manager today about opening the Rubrics function on
your ExamSoft portal.
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A drawback to using rubrics…
“The students will want to have rubrics for everything they learn!”
- Harry Tuttle
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THANK YOU!
Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MAEd
Assistant Professor and Director of Assessment
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy
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