Peer Assessment in MOOCs: The Relationship between Peer Reviewers' Ability and Authors' Essay Performance
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| Title: | Peer Assessment in MOOCs: The Relationship between Peer Reviewers' Ability and Authors' Essay Performance |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Huisman, Bart, Admiraal, Wilfri, Pilli, Olga, van de Ven, Maarten, Saab, Nadira |
| Source: | British Journal of Educational Technology. Jan 2018 49(1):101-110. |
| Availability: | Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Correlation, Peer Evaluation, Essays, Authors, Online Courses, Mass Instruction, Accreditation (Institutions), Ability Grouping, Instructional Design, College Students, Writing Evaluation |
| DOI: | 10.1111/bjet.12520 |
| ISSN: | 0007-1013 |
| Abstract: | In a relatively short period of time, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have become a considerable topic of research and debate, and the number of available MOOCs is rapidly growing. Along with issues of formal recognition and accreditation, this growth in the number of MOOCs being developed increases the relevance of assessment quality. Within the context of a typical xMOOC, the current study focuses on peer assessment of essay assignments. In the literature, two contradicting theoretical arguments can be found: that learners should be matched with same-ability peers (homogeneously) versus that students should be matched with different-ability peers (heterogeneously). Considering these arguments, the relationship between peer reviewers' ability and authors' essay performance is explored. Results indicate that peer reviewers' ability is positively related to authors' essay performance. Moreover, this relationship is only established for intermediate and high ability authors; essay performance of lower ability authors appeared not to be related to the ability of their reviewing peers. Results are discussed in relation to the matching of learners and instructional design of peer assessment in MOOCs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1166071 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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