Effects of forum-based online peer assessment on students' academic performance. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Yu; Niu, Pingxiu; Cui, Lu; Zhou, Fengling; Zhao, Wenjun
• Is Part Of: International journal of social media and interactive learning environments. Volume 5:Number 4(2017)
• Page Start: 269
• Page End: 277
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: network forum -- peer assessment -- formative assessment; Social media -- Periodicals; Educational technology -- Periodicals; Internet in education -- Periodicals; 371.33405
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-3954

Abstract

As one of formative assessment strategies, peer assessment has become a hot topic in the instructional evaluation field. This research designed the peer assessment (PA) rule based on instructional objectives so that students could use it to evaluate others' works explicitly, and apply the PA strategy in the course of Educational Technology Research Methods in Central China Normal University. An Experimental study was conducted to compare the impact of traditional teachers' evaluation and the network forum PA on students' outcomes. Finally, a questionnaire and an interview were designed to investigate students' perceptions of PA in the experimental group. The results showed that online PA could improve students' academic performance and also reduce or increase cognitive load, and students keep a positive attitude towards forum-based assessment.