The Power of Peer Assessment
by Harsha Pherwani Peer assessment is a learning tool wherein the students assess their peers’ work and have their work assessed by peers. It gives an opportunity to the learners to comprehend the assessment criteria in a better manner along with increased motivation and engagement in the class. The students give feedback on the quality of their peers’ work, often with ideas and strategies for improvement. While assessing their peers the students enhance their own learning and self-confidence. They get a deeper understanding and gain an insight into their own approach to an assessment task in comparison to their peers. This collaborative learning technique helps the students to develop their listening, communication and thinking skills. Richard Branson has rightly quoted that “The best way of learning about anything is by doing.” As a part of Language and Literature Unit - “Childhood” the students of MYP 1 did a Formative Asse...
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