Peer Grading: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Student Discontent

Peer grading is an effective learning tool, but can have issues that don’t arise in other assessment situations. Students can also become frustrated with the process, thinking they are being made to do the work of the instructors/TA in grading, and they need to be made to see the value and benefit of doing peer grading.

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As a user of Kritik, Prof. Mary-Helen Armour who teaches large asynchronous classes with 100+ students, receives less than 2% grading disputes. Fill out the form to hear from Prof. Mary-Helen Armour, as she dives into the type of grading disputes she gets, how she handles them and how to position peer assessment as a learning opportunity for students.