Technology-enhanced pre-instructional peer assessment: Exploring students' perceptions in a Statistical Methods course

Yosep Dwi Kristanto, Department of Mathematics Education Universitas Sanata Dharma Indonesia

Keywords

peer assessment, pre-instructional activities, perceptions, Statistical Methods, higher education

Document Type

Article

Abstract

There has been strong interest among higher education institution in implementing technology-enhanced peer assessment as a tool for enhancing students' learning. However, little is known on how to use the peer assessment system in pre-instructional activities. This study aims to explore how technology-enhanced peer assessment can be embedded into pre-instructional activities to enhance students' learning. Therefore, the present study was an explorative descriptive study that used the qualitative approach to attain the research aim. This study used a questionnaire, students' reflections, and interview in collecting student's perceptions toward the interventions. The results suggest that the technology-enhanced pre-instructional peer assessment helps students to prepare the new content acquisition and become a source of students' motivation in improving their learning performance for the following main body of the lesson. A set of practical suggestions is also proposed for designing and implementing technology-enhanced pre-instructional peer assessment.

Page Range

105-116

Issue

2

Volume

4

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.21831/reid.v4i2.20951

Source

https://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/reid/article/view/20951

Recommended Citation

Kristanto, Y. D. (2018). Technology-enhanced pre-instructional peer assessment: Exploring students' perceptions in a Statistical Methods course. REID (Research and Evaluation in Education), 4(2), 105-116. https://doi.org/10.21831/reid.v4i2.20951

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