Peer Assessment System in Team Based Learning

Abstract

Team Based Learning(TBL) is an instructional approach which seeks to deepen individual student study through group work which, in turn, improves the performance of a learning team. In order to enforce individual responsibility in group work, peer evaluations of team members are assumed to be indispensable. To be effective, feed back from these evaluations must be given quickly. In this study, we implemented a peer evaluation mechanism through the questionnaire module of the course management system Moodle. This module prevents double entry and allows results to be viewed immediately. It also enables instructors to set up groups and roles and provides excellent anonymity for student users. However, setting up the peer evaluation format and providing a way to download an evaluation file took a great deal of time and effort. Direct access of the Moodle database was required to enable bulk downloading of evaluations. Systemizing TBL structures through Moodle provides students with immediate access to peer evaluations and saves TBL instructors much time in preparation