Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
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Educational Research & Development Journal
Fall 2022, Volume 25, Number 2
Exploring the Utility of Peer and Self Assessments in Grading Group Projects for Urban Middle School Students |
| Bo Zhang, Lucas Jackson |
Abstract |
| While group projects are popular in middle school classrooms, limited research has been conducted on how to grade them. Teachers usually assign the same score to all group members, which hardly reflects the achievement level of any student. This study explores the feasibility of utilizing peer and self-assessments for grading group projects for urban middle school students. The sample includes 45 sixth graders from a public middle school in a large Midwestern metropolitan area. Students completed a group project in their English class. Results show that self and peer ratings have limited value in grading group projects in that students tend to inflate their contribution to group projects but peer ratings are more promising. Moreover, students enjoy doing group projects and prefer working with friends and others at their own levels. |
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ISSN: 1526-8659