Pocock, T.M., Sanders, T. and Bundy, C. (2010) The impact of teamwork on peer assessment: a qualitative analysis of a group exercise at a UK medical school. Bioscience Education, 15. ISSN 1479-7860
Abstract
Aims: An important characteristic of group work is the ability of members to evaluate each other’s performance. We sought to examine the strategies deployed by students to assess the individual performance and contributions of colleagues. The exercise sought to promote collaboration between members, whilst rewarding individual contributions.
Methods: Students worked in small groups to develop posters on a chosen topic. Electronic literature databases were used to search for information, and students completed learning journals to reflect on group interactions. During the poster assessment, students were asked to respond to questions on their topic. Eighty per cent of the marks were awarded for the poster presentation and 20% for individual contributions. Groups discussed members’ contributions and awarded marks according to specific criteria. Some groups recorded their discussions, and the transcripts were subsequently analysed to identify strategies employed by students for awarding contribution marks.
Results: Of the 180 groups who completed the exercise, 65% awarded unequal marks to individual group members (ranging from 9 to 20 (out of 20; mean 18.9; SD 1.3)).
Conclusion: This exercise provided students with practical experience of working in a team, engaging in negotiations with colleagues, and adapting their behaviours to cope with challenging group processes.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2010, Higher Education Academy. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. |
Keywords: | teamwork; peer assessment; contribution |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 May 2015 13:17 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2016 09:55 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3108/beej.15.3 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | The Higher Education Academy |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3108/beej.15.3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85439 |