Self and peer assessment activity in FLO

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For assistance in using the self and peer assessment activity, please contact your local eLearning support team.

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Self and Peer assessment activity in FLO

The self and peer assessment activity in FLO enables the collection, review and peer assessment of students' work. Students can submit any digital content (files), such as documents or spreadsheets, and can also type text directly into a field using the text editor.

Submissions are assessed using a multi-criteria assessment form defined by the teacher. Students are given the opportunity to assess one or more of their peers' submissions, and can also perform self-assessment. Submissions and reviewers may be anonymous if required.

Students obtain two grades in this activity – a grade for their submission and a grade for their assessment of their peers' submissions. Both grades are recorded in the gradebook.

How the self and peer assessment activity works

This short (18 mins) video provides an overview – workflow, setup, tips etc (Workshop module = Self and peer assessment activity):

Timeline block:
  • The 'Submissions deadline' will show to students in the Timeline block, as 'deadline for submission'
  • The 'deadline for assessment' will show to students in the Timeline block, as 'deadline for assessment'
  • If a deadline date is not used but its corresponding opening date is used, the opening date will show instead.

Create a self and peer assessment activity

There are currently two ‘self and peer assessment’ activities available in FLO. We recommend that you use the Enhanced self and peer assessment activity as it has more features than the ‘Workshop (Self and peer assessment)’ activity. The former, developed at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), is a modified (enhanced) version of the latter.

Written documentation for the FLO Staff support is still in development. In the meantime, please refer to UNSW’s step-by-step instructions on creating a self and peer assessment activity (course home page = topic home page). The ‘Workshop (UNSW)’ activity is the Enhanced self and peer assessment activity in FLO:

Enhanced self and peer assessment

When creating a workshop activity, your students may find it helpful if you include a link to the student resources.

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