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WebPA

Introduction to WebPA online Assessment

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How is group work measured?

Group work is often assessed on more than one level.Some of the most common are as follows:

Group product: •What is the quality of the final outcome (the presentation or report)?

Group process: •How successfully has the group worked together? •How effectively have you managed your work?

Individual contribution: •You may be asked to submit a report focusing on your contribution to the group activity as a whole.

Self and peer assessment : Sometimes students are asked to assess their own performance and/or the contributions of others. This may or may not contribute to the final group mark.

Self and peer assessment

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Why Self and Peer Assessment

What is self assessment?

make judgements about your own work or

performance as a member of a team

What is peer assessment?

make judgements about the performance

of your colleagues

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Why Self and Peer Assessment

You …

•have a chance to reflect on how you worked in the group•can assess how your team mates have worked in the group anonymously

•get a greater amount of feedback

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Brief History of WebPA

• Originally a paper based system

• First online peer assessment system at Loughborough 1998

• Current WebPA went live two years ago (2005)

• Widely used across the university•Over 10 departments•Over 2,500 students have used WebPA

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What is WebPA?

Designed for teams carrying out group workEach team member marks/grades their own and colleagues performance

The grades are calculated by WebPAAn online peer moderated marking system

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How to use WebPA

Go to

http://webpa.lboro.ac.uk/

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How to use WebPA

Find your assessment

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The Assessment

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Where do I get help?

General help– From your tutor

Refresher information– http://webpa.lboro.ac.uk/tours.php?tours:students– http://webpaproject.lboro.ac.uk/index.php?section=26

Technical

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Is WebPA fair?

• Research shows grades given are “as reliable as normal methods of marking”

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Questions…