Hi David,
Thanks for getting back to us. In this particular case this is a group submission (one person submits a file on behalf of the group) along with individual submission of peer grades (a score of 1-5 for each of their team member’s contribution, with a brief comment on their performance). For this process there are two grades entered - one by the students (1-5) for their peer grade and one from the academic as the coursework grade (out of 100).
These scores will be calculated based on the deviation of the student result from the group average score and the final result will impact directly on student coursework grades for the module – rather than being presented as a separate assessment component. Basically, the individual’s final peer grade is added or subtracted to the coursework grade based on whether their individual peer grade is higher or lower than the group average grade. If students doesn't complete the peer assessment they will be deemed to have awarded their colleagues a grade of zero.
I have outlined the steps to the process below, along with the calculations:
Stage 1: Student submission and Peer Grade [Coursework state: Submission open]
1. A student submits a coursework on behalf of the group (group submission) and then gives a grade (1-5) for each team member’s contribution or Peer Assessment Grade (PA).
2. The remaining students in the group then gives each other a grade for their contribution to the team or Peer Grade (PA).
Note:
- The file submission should be shown to all group members.
- The student’s submitted peer grades should only be displayed to that student and not all group members.
- Each student should be able to add their own individual peer grades.
Stage 2: Due date passes and academic grading [Coursework state: Submission closed]
1. If a student has given no PAs then all group members will be given a PA of ‘0’.
2. Final peer assessment grade is calculated (FinalPA)
Work out the individual student PA average:
IndAvg= Sum total of the individual student’s PA / No. of PA the individual student has received from group members
Work out the group’s PA average:
GrAvg = Sum total of all PA in the group / No. of PA in the group
Work out the Final PA:
If IndAvg > GrAvg then
FinalPA = (IndAvg - GrAvg) x 5
If IndAvg < GrAvg then
FinalPA = (GrAvg - IndAvg) x 5
3. Academic gives a group coursework grade out of 100 (C)
4. Final grade is calculated (FinalGr)
If IndAvg > GrAvg then
FinalGr = C - FinalPA
If IndAvg < GrAvg then
FinalGr = C + FinalPA
I hope this makes sense.
Many thanks,
Leona