HuskyCT Self and Peer Assessment Tool

The HuskyCT Self and Peer Assessment Tool allows instructors to create an assignment that will be assessed by student peers or as a self-assessment.

Creating a Self and Peer Assessment

1. Go to a content area in your course and click on Assessments.

2. Click Self and Peer Assessment.

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3. Name the assessment and provide any instructions about this assessment in the text-editor box.

4. Set the Submission Dates to establish the window for when students can submit their work for peer/self-review.
   Note: Once the End Date has passed, it cannot be extended.

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5. Self and Peer Evaluation Options. Set the Evaluation Dates to establish the window for when peer/self evaluators will assess the submissions. Peer evaluators will assign points based on instructor-specified criteria and (optionally) provide written feedback. The Evaluation start date must be after the Submission end date.

6. Below the Evaluation Dates, set the other Evaluation options.

   1. Allow Anonymous Evaluation: hides the names of the submitter and evaluator(s).
      Note: To ensure anonymity, inform students to omit their names – especially on submitted MS Word/PDF documents.

   2. Allow Self Evaluation: allows students to assess their own submissions. Set to “No” if you do not want students to self-evaluate. If “Yes,” the self-evaluation is in addition to the “Number of Submissions to Evaluate,” and self-evaluation scores are factored into their average.

   3. Show Evaluation Results to Users: shows the evaluation results and feedback to the student who submitted the work.

   4. Number of Submissions to Evaluate: sets the number of submissions each evaluator has to assess. If the assignment is only for self-evaluation, set this number to “0.”

7. After setting all of the dates and options, click Submit, and you will be brought to the Assessment Canvas page.

Assessment Canvas

From the Assessment Canvas, the instructor will create Questions (which provide the space for student submissions) and create Criteria by which evaluators will assess the Question submissions.

Creating Questions

The Self and Peer Assessment tool requires instructors to create 1 or more Questions. Because each Question requires a separate submission, it is recommended that instructors create only 1 Question, unless there is a need for students to submit multiple separate responses or documents.

1. Click Create Question.

2. On the Add Question page, the required “Question Text” box can contain instructions, a writing prompt, or other task-explanatory text.

   1. Below, there is an optional space to input a Model response. If input, the Model response allows evaluators to compare the submission against the instructor-defined Model response. The Model response is visible only to evaluators during the Evaluation window and must have Availability set to “Yes.”

Creating Criteria

After creating Questions, instructors need to define the evaluation Criteria that peer evaluators will use to score and assess their assigned submissions. Multiple criteria can be created, each with its own scoring and feedback options.

1. Click the drop-down arrow next to the question and click Criteria.

2. On the Add/Edit Criteria page, click Create Criteria.

3. After clicking on Create Criteria, provide detail about this criteria by which the evaluators will assess their received submissions.

   1. Assign Points: assign a point value for this criteria (can enter '0' for unscored evaluations).

   2. Allow Feedback to Learner: if set to “Yes,” evaluators can provide written feedback in addition to scores.

   3. Click Submit to create additional criteria.

4. Word Count Criteria: has evaluators assess on word count. Instructors need to define the points possible, the recommended word count, and the variation allowed.

5. Once all of the Criteria have been created and defined, click OK.

6. The Self and Peer Assessment creation process is now complete.

Previewing the Self and Peer Assessment

Instructors can preview the submission questions and evaluation criteria using the assessment's preview options, as well as the HuskyCT Student Preview mode. Responses made in the Submission mode of the Self and Peer Assessment Preview are not saved, but responses made using Student Preview are saved if the Preview User data is saved.

1. While in the course as an instructor, locate the assignment in a content area, and click View/Complete Assessment.

2. On the new window, click Preview, and then choose Submission or Evaluation. This will show you what students will see when they go submit or evaluate submissions.

Viewing Student Submissions and Evaluations

1. To view student submissions or peer evaluations, navigate to Course Management and then Course Tools.

2. Click on Self and Peer Assessments. Here you will see a list of the Self and Peer Assessments in the course, along with the submission and evaluation end dates.

3. Find the Self and Peer Assessment for which you want to view submissions or evaluations.

4. Click the drop-down arrow next to the name of the self and peer assessment.

5. From the drop-down menu, click either View Submissions or View Evaluations to view the submitted student work.

Grading with the Self and Peer Assessment Tool

Instructors need to manually send the grade data from the Self and Peer Assessment to its respective grade center column.

1. Under Course Management, click Course Tools, and then go to Self and Peer Assessments.

2. Find your fully completed self and peer assessment, which has peer assessment grade data ready to send to the grade center.

3. Click the drop-down arrow next to the name of that self and peer assessment, and click View Results.

4. On the new window showing the results, click Send Results to Grade Center.

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