Is peer assessment of asynchronous group discussions fostering skills relevant to our future graduates?

Stéphane Bouchoucha; Helen Wozniak

Is peer assessment of asynchronous group discussions fostering skills relevant to our future graduates?

Stéphane Bouchoucha^*, Helen Wozniak

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The increasing use of peer assessment in higher education institutions, as well as its benefits in term of students' learning is well documented. Distance education can be fraught with challenges, but creating a community of practice has been proven to increase student engagement and learning. This paper reports on the implementation of peer assessment of online asynchronous group discussions to foster a community of practice and equip future graduates with lifelong skills relevant to their chosen professional path. Through a careful preparation of students, the implementation of the peer assessment process proved beneficial. This paper describes the analysis performed to establish the validity and reliability of the peer assessment process in the context of a 3rd year unit of study of the bachelor of nursing at Charles Darwin University.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010
Pages	113-118
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 5 Dec 2010 → 8 Dec 2010

Publication series

Name	ASCILITE 2010 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Conference

Conference	27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney, NSW
Period	5/12/10 → 8/12/10

Cite this

Bouchoucha, S., & Wozniak, H. (2010). Is peer assessment of asynchronous group discussions fostering skills relevant to our future graduates? In Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010 (pp. 113-118). (ASCILITE 2010 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education).

Bouchoucha, Stéphane ; Wozniak, Helen. / Is peer assessment of asynchronous group discussions fostering skills relevant to our future graduates?. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010. 2010. pp. 113-118 (ASCILITE 2010 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education).

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Bouchoucha, S & Wozniak, H 2010, Is peer assessment of asynchronous group discussions fostering skills relevant to our future graduates? in Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010. ASCILITE 2010 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, pp. 113-118, 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 5/12/10.

Is peer assessment of asynchronous group discussions fostering skills relevant to our future graduates? / Bouchoucha, Stéphane; Wozniak, Helen.
Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010. 2010. p. 113-118 (ASCILITE 2010 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review