Abstract
This chapter explores the role of assessment in improving student success. First, literature regarding assessment characteristics, formative assessment and (peer) feedback, assessment and feedback literacy, the use of technology in assessment, and assessment integrity is discussed. Subsequently, three case studies are presented. The first case study investigates the effect of digital peer feedback on video presentations. Students used the digital platform Pitch2Peer to upload their presentation and provide feedback to at least one peer’s presentation. Results indicate that students’ presentation skills improved after peer feedback, but that this was not always related to received feedback comments. The second case study explores students’ peer feedback beliefs, using the Beliefs about Peer Feedback Questionnaire (BPFQ), and shows that students generally have positive beliefs with regard to peer feedback. The third case study exemplifies a curriculum design focused on assessment, which indicates that deliberate assessment design can have positive effects on student engagement and results. The results from the case studies and the literature emphasise that peer feedback in particular is an important tool in designing assessment and feedback to improve student learning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Student Retention and Success in Higher Education |
| Editors | Mahsood Shah, Sally Kift, Liz Thomas |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Pages | 217-249 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-80045-1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-80044-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 16 Sept 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |