Self and peer assessment – does it make a
difference to student group work?
Naomi Elliott*, Agnes Higgins1
School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Summary The use of group projects as an assessment strategy is increasing...
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Self and peer assessment – does it make a
difference to student group work?
Naomi Elliott*, Agnes Higgins1
School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Summary The use of group projects as an assessment strategy is increasing in
popularity in education.
However problems can arise if members of the group do not
contribute equally to the process and required outcome.
Self and peer assessment
has been advocated as one means of overcoming the problem of ‘free riders’.
A
review of the literature would suggest that the vast majority of research in the area
of self and peer assessment has been carried out in disciplines other than nursing
and midwifery.
This paper provides a brief overview on the available literature on
self and peer assessment and reports on an action research approach to the
development and evaluation of a self and peer assessment strategy, designed to
promote student participation in a group project.
While further research is needed
to sub
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