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Don't write, just mark: the validity of assessing student ability via their computerized peer-marking of an essay rather than their creation of an essay

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dc.creator Phil Davies
dc.date 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-12T11:33:36Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-12T11:33:36Z
dc.identifier 10.3402/rlt.v12i3.11258
dc.identifier 2156-7069
dc.identifier 2156-7077
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/8079b95e64e04489bf6d15f2bbc2695a
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/31266
dc.description This paper reports on a case study that evaluates the validity of assessing students via a computerized peer-marking process, rather than on their production of an essay in a particular subject area. The study assesses the higher-order skills shown by a student in marking and providing consistent feedback on an essay. In order to evaluate the suitability of this method of assessment in judging a student's ability, their results in performing this peer-marking process are correlated against their results in a number of computerized multiple-choice exercises and also the production of an essay in a cognate area of the subject being undertaken. The results overall show a correlation of the expected results in all three areas of assessment being undertaken, rated by the final grades of the students undertaking the assessment. The results produced by quantifying the quality of the marking and commenting of the students is found to map well to the overall expectations of the results produced for the cohort of students. It is also shown that the higher performing students achieve a greater improvement in their overall marks by performing the marking process than those students of a lower quality. This appears to support previous claims that awarding a ‘mark for marking' rewards the demonstration of higher order skills of assessment. Finally, note is made of the impact that such an assessment method can have upon eradicating the possibility of plagiarism.
dc.language English
dc.relation http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/11258
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7069
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7077
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Research in Learning Technology, Vol 12, Iss 3 (2004)
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Don't write, just mark: the validity of assessing student ability via their computerized peer-marking of an essay rather than their creation of an essay
dc.type article


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