How to Create a Self and Peer Assessment

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You can use Self and Peer Assessments to facilitate the objective, analytical, and learning comprehension skills of students. Students can review the work of fellow students through criteria-based reference evaluation. They can give and receive constructive feedback that enhances their comprehension of the subject material.

Self and Peer Assessments can help distribute the workload and ensure that students receive feedback from several individuals. Students also benefit from the analytical experience of evaluating submissions against defined criteria. Assessments are precisely scheduled to allow the proper time for the submission and evaluation process to be completed. You also schedule the time to access any content items associated with an assessment. You have the option of to use both self and anonymous evaluations. These options may provide a comfort level that can result in more candid tests and evaluations. However, they can also impact the integrity of the assessment process.

Step-by-Step Guide

How to Create a Self and Peer Assessment

Open Blackboard and go to the course for which you would like to add a Self and Peer Assessment.
When in the correct course, choose the page where you want the assessment, and hover over Assessments on the menu bar. Click Self and Peer Assessment.
When you are in the creation prompt, choose New on the first option.
Insert what you want to call the assessment in the Name space and be sure to include clear instructions or other information your students might need to complete the assignment. Then choose the dates that you want students to be able to submit their work.
Next you need to give the Evaluation options. The evaluation dates must be after the submission dates. If you choose to allow anonymous evaluation, Blackboard will hide the names of both submitters and evaluators. If you choose to allow the results to be viewed by the submitter he or she will not be able to see the evaluators' name, if it is anonymous. Enter the number of submissions each student is to evaluate.

Please Note: If this is a self-assessment only, enter 0 for the number of submissions to evaluate.
Choose to make the assessments available to students and enter your preferences for tracking views and view date restrictions. When you are satisfied with your choices, click Submit.
You can always Edit an Assessment after building it.
Please Note: You must be sure to add criteria to questions that you put in the assessment.