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What if pupils can assess their peers anonymously? A quasi-experimental study

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Vanderhoven, Ellen, Raes, Annelies, Montrieux, Hannelore, Rotsaert, Tijs, Schellens, Tammy·2015·Computers & Education

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  • Anonymity in online peer assessment can reduce students' negative attitudes.

    “Past studies have shown that anonymity in online peer assessment can reduce students' negative attitudes and increase critical feedback (Howard, Barrett, & Frick, 2010; Vanderhoven, Raes, Montrieux, Rotsaert, & Schellens, 2015).”

    From Does anonymity matter? Examining quality of online peer assessment and students' attitudes (2020) · cites this paper as Vanderhoven, Raes, Montrieux, Rotsaert, & Schellens, 2015

    The Results (section 4.3, page unavailable) report significantly more positive attitudes toward peer assessment among pupils using anonymous classroom response technology than among those raising score cards. This supports the attitude claim, but the study tested face-to-face classroom assessment, not online peer assessment. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Qualitative evidence suggests that anonymous peer assessment results in improved feedback quality and more positive perceptions towards peer assessment.

    “Qualitative evidence suggests that anonymous peer assessment results in improved feedback quality and more positive perceptions towards peer assessment (Rotsaert et al. 2018; Vanderhoven et al. 2015).”

    From The Impact of Peer Assessment on Academic Performance: A Meta-analysis of Control Group Studies (2020) · cites this paper as Vanderhoven et al. 2015

    Section 4.3 (page not provided) reports more positive attitudes toward anonymous peer assessment, supported by pupils’ qualitative remarks. The paper does not show that anonymity improved feedback quality; its discussion of assessment validity in section 4.4 is mixed and concerns scores rather than feedback quality. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Providing anonymity leads to more positive perceptions towards peer assessment.

    “Providing anonymity leads to more positive perceptions towards peer assessment (Vanderhoven et al. 2015)”
  • Facilitating a non-anonymous setting from the start would go against findings by Vanderhoven et al. (2015) and Raes et al. (2013) in similar settings in which students' attributed importance towards anonymity for the assessors was proven.

    “Finally, facilitating a non-anonymous setting from the start would go against findings by Vanderhoven et al. (2015) and Raes et al. (2013) in similar settings in which students ' attributed importance towards anonymity for the assessors was proven.”
  • The anonymity of assessors increases students' positive perceptions about peer assessment.

    “past research shows that the anonymity of assessors increases students' positive perceptions about peer assessment (Lin, 2018; Vanderhoven et al., 2015)”

    From Does anonymity matter? Examining quality of online peer assessment and students' attitudes (2020) · cites this paper as Vanderhoven et al., 2015

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Authors
Vanderhoven, E., Raes, A., Montrieux, H., Rotsaert, T., & Schellens, T.
Affiliations
Ghent University (BE)
Corresponding author
Vanderhoven, Ellen
Venue
Computers & Education
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-02
Volume
81
Pages
123-132
ISSN
0360-1315 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2035845321
Cited by
96
References
65
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Computers & Education (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovative Teaching Methods
Keywords
peer assessment, anonymity, classroom response technology, secondary education, peer pressure, assessment validity, student perceptions, teacher perceptions, scorecard

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