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Instructors can use peer and self assessments provided by their students to determine how well they understood what the assignment was asking for. They can use the peer assessment to see how well both students understood the rubric.

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Talkabout connects students in massive classes through scaffolded live video discussions. Talkabout discussions are incredibly diverse, most six-person discussions have students participating from five countries. Diverse discussions encourage reflection through self-reference and comparison of perspectives. To date ten massive classes and 3000+ students who have used talkabout.

PeerStudio provides students qualitative feedback on open-ended work. It also enables instructors to incorporate peer-supported learning with little setup. It can be used both in massive classes, and in-person ones, and has been used in multiple classes at UC San Diego.

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This allows students to take responsibility for and manage their learning. This allows students to reflect on their own work while exchanging ideas. This also allows students to engage with the course material in a deeper way.

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Once students assess themselves and each other they will be able to see the areas in which they need improvement. After looking over their assessment they can discuss with who assessed them how he or she can improve.

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The actual peer and self assessments themselves will determine where the students are at. The outcomes of the assessments will help place the students in relativity to his/her peers where they are in understanding and applying the material.

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This is a formative assessment because the students learn from this assessment and continue to develop more before the summative assessment. This is not used for a formal grade but helps the students knowledge of the topic grow.

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Peer assessment presents the opportunity to discuss in partners, groups, or whole class about the outcomes we are expecting. This can be done through rubric review.

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The learning environment in the classroom must be supportive. Students must feel comfortable and trust one another in order to provide honest and constructive feedback. Instructors who use group work and peer assessment frequently can help students develop trust by forming them into small groups early in the semester and having them work in the same groups throughout the term. This allows them to become more comfortable with each other and leads to better peer feedback.

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Students can use peer assessment to add different opinions to their assignment. In having different opinions through peer assessments you are able to expand your knowledge of the topic. This is also used to help find any errors before turning in a final copy that you may have not been able to notice.

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Students can become better language learners when they engage in deliberate thought about what they are learning and how they are learning it. In this kind of reflection, students step back from the learning process to think about their language learning strategies and their progress as language learners. Such self assessment encourages students to become independent learners and can increase their motivation.

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Self assessment encourages students to become independent learners and can increase their motivation. It encourages reflective practice, allows the students to identify their own strengths and weaknesses as well as getting the student to recognize the quality of their own work

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Self assessment and peer support has become a proven technique for teaching students across all grades and all subjects. Watch a video on how this technique is implemented in one classroom so you can learn how to incorporate peer teaching and self assessment in yours.

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Module 3: Self and Peer Assessment Overview

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Here is a picture of two students working together, while one of them is assessing the other's work. This, again, lets students take control and work on social skills at the same time.

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Peer and self assessment help to create a learning community within the classroom. A peer assessment is where student individually assess each other's contribution and work using a set of criteria. During a self assessment, students assess their own work using a set of criteria.

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One of the ways in which students internalize the characteristics of quality work is by evaluating the work of their peers. However, if they are to offer helpful feedback, students must have a clear understanding of what they are to look for in their peers' work. The instructor must explain expectations clearly to them before they begin

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The successful use of student self assessment depends on three key elements:

Goal setting

Guided practice with assessment tools

Portfolios