Peer assessment is a learning strategy where students review each other’s assignment and provide and receive feedback on their work before submitting it to the instructor. This process benefits students greatly by promoting deeper reflection and learning, and helps students build valuable skills, such as offering constructive criticism and responding effectively to feedback. At the same time, peer review reduces some of the instructor’s feedback time.
To help anyone interested in learning about Peer Assessment, TCDC has compiled another “PD Playlist.” We’ve arranged the resources from “sound bite” to “radio play” to “extended dance mix” and “full LP.” Some options will take just a few minutes of your time while others will require a longer commitment.
Visit the PD Playlist page to view the entire catalogue of PD Playlists.
January PD Playlist
Sound Bites <10 minutes
Peer & AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR) (webpage| 00:02:00)
UC Davis presents a brief overview of PAIRR, a peer review framework developed and tested in 10 courses with 654 students.
Peer assessment of other students’ assignments (webpage| 00:08:00)
McGill shares some essential strategies for implementing peer assessment in your course to help learners improve their work.
Radio Play<20 minutes
Integrating Peer and AI Review into Assignments with PAIRR Method (video | 00:20:00)
Carl Whithaus introduces the PAIRR project, which helps students build critical thinking through structured peer review and reflection on human and AI feedback.
Extended Dance Mix <60 minutes
Peer and AI Review of Student Writing with Marit MacArthur and Anna Mills (podcast| 00:44:45)
MacArthur and Mills, two of the creators of PAIRR, discuss how they have implemented the framework in their classes. We recommend the first 15 minutes that introduces the initiative and more on the feedback and reflection aspects.
Full LP >1 hour
Student Peer Assessment: Case Studies (webpage| 01:00:00)
UBC faculty share their stories of success using student peer assessment with various assignment types, including written, oral, group, or individual projects.
