Transcript Peer review with turnitin*s Peermark - sdsu-cdi
PEER REVIEW WITH TURNITIN’S PEERMARK
The Rewards & Challenges KATIE HUGHES RWS
REWARDS
Student Engagement Efficient Use of Time Instructor-Driven Quality Control Hands-Off Scoring
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
MORE FOCUSED REVIEWS Self-scheduled & self-paced Less distractions Tendency to be more honest & thorough
PROCESS IS MORE “FUN” Clicking & typing vs. filling out teacher forms by hand Setting other than classroom
MORE USEFUL FOR REVISING Reviews are right there on the computer Click & drag comments identify specific revision suggestions in context Questions point to specific criteria
FOCUSED QUESTIONS
CLICK & DRAG COMMENTS
EFFICIENT USE OF TIME
FOR STUDENTS Classroom-based peer review sessions often turn into social hours Distractions dilute quality of feedback Time lapse between receiving reviews and doing revision can mitigate effectiveness of feedback
FOR INSTRUCTORS Peer Mark distributes & scores Scores transfer automatically to BB Grade Center It’s easy to monitor at one’s convenience Classroom or conferencing time is freed up
DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS
EASY ACCESS FOR INSTRUCTORS
INSTRUCTOR-DRIVEN QUALITY CONTROL
FLEXIBLE REVIEW CRITERIA Instructor can create customized questions & save to “library” for future use Generic sample questions are available from PeerMark Questions can be scale-based or free response (or both) Instructor can require minimum amount of words, click & drag comments
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
HANDS-OFF SCORING
SET IT UP & YOU’RE DONE!
Instructor sets up distribution parameters, due date, and point value.
Points can be automatically awarded: no need to look at reviews or enter points.
Points will be automatically entered into BB Grade Center.
CHALLENGES….
Instructor Set-Up Issues Student Issues Turnitin Server Issues
INSTRUCTOR SET-UP ISSUES Setting up multiple courses Coordinating due dates & posting dates with late paper submissions Setting up questions—if it times out, it all goes away!
Providing clear instructions to students
LOTS TO KEEP TRACK OF…
DO YOU ALLOW LATE PAPERS?
REVIEW QUESTIONS MUST BE ENTERED
STUDENT ISSUES Browsers—google chrome doesn’t work; Safari & Firefox are best Confusion regarding due dates, eligibility to participate, how score is awarded based on completeness, how to access reviews
SCORE TRACKER
TURNITIN SERVER ISSUES
Rarely
, it is down—but it happens Communication problems with Blackboard—call TII helpline or send email Not enough time between paper due date/time & Peer Mark start time—allow at least a couple of hours Student “rush-hour” floods the system— advise them ahead of time
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED… PeerMark generates more valuable and efficient work for my students… …while freeing up class time and lessening paper work for me.