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Peer assessment and role play: a winning alliance.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| September 22, 2005 | Lockhart, Marilyn | COPYRIGHT 2005 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

Combining peer assessment and role play into one activity can produce an effective assessment method. Incorporating peer assessment into the project results in reduced faculty grading time and increased student learning. This paper describes an assignment that combined the two, the results, and recommendations that faculty can use to readily adapt the technique to their own content areas.

Introduction

Good faculty members are constantly seeking ways to both involve students in classes and increase learning. Long lectures can be boring for students, and studies consistently show that discussion-oriented teaching methods result in ...

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