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Writing in Coursera The Challenges of Peer Assessment

Elise Mueller Duke UniversityELI 2014

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my street cred

English Composition I: Achieving Expertise (April 2013) 9/11 and Its Aftermath (Sept 2013)

History and Future of Higher Education (January 2014)

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but what about the humanities?

http://bit.ly/1dUMyXs http://bit.ly/1aS0Mm3

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Draft Final

Draft Final

Project 1 Project 2 Project 3

Draft Final

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Draft

Week 1 Week 2Submit essay Read and evaluate

Each phase is two weeks long

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the numbers

8 total peer assessments

3700 first draft submissions (April 1)1400 final project (June 3)2200 students a week (average)

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how we got ready

staff numbersresources

assessment / ESL expertsvideo content

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writer’s block

● difficulties using the tool for the first time● student reactions were disheartening

● rubric and assignment design isn’t enough● peer assessment isn’t culturally transparent

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these are my peers?!

“I don't know how getting feedback from peoplwho are terrible at [writing] themselves

… could improve my project.”

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these are my peers?!

“I think peer-assessment is beneficial and justas Prof. Comer always says "Reading others'works makes us a better writer", but I thiprofessors should grade us as well, tomake it more fair and less subjective.”

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no feedback on my feedback

“I am upset that I got very insufficient feedbackfrom three evaluators! … I encourage theprofessor and her assitance [sic] to makeoption to evaluate peer's feedback!will help students stay motivated.”

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english as a second language

“There seems to be so many ESL studethat can not form a basic englishsentence or have a big enough vocabulary t

do the first assignment. I admire anyone takingthis course for their desire to learn and grow,but it is very difficult to read these papers.”

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english as a second language

“As non native English speaker, I must sthe feedback 'should improve grammaror sentence' doesn't help me at allhere willing to improve my English proficiencybut without constructive and clear feedback Iwill not be able to do so…”

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learning happens everywhere

procrastinator’s corner

writing workshopsself-reflections

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peer feedback is useful

"I got wonderful, constructive and meaningfulfeedback -- I can truly improve my writing.

Thank you to the peers who corrected mywork for Project 2."

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giving feedback is useful

I have given peer feedback for 15 drafts andevaluated 20 final projects from anonymous

peers. That was a really good way tolearn about what works and what doesnot .

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a writing community

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peer assessment research

Denise Comer’s reader reliability study200 student writing portfolios

Cathy Davidson’s peer assessment research

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recommendations

● rubrics with yes/no questions● automated forum posts for accountability● low-stakes when possible● less is more● training phase and examples

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Thank You

Presentation available here:

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