What is the opinion of wiut students about the role of peer assessment in fostering
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What is the opinion of WIUT students about the role of peer assessment in fostering problem-solving skills while working in a group? Introduction: Problem-solving is one of the essential skills in higher education, as it can help students overcome their complex academic and interpersonal problems. while peer assessment plays a huge role in the development of problem-solving skills among students. This research aims to explore the opinions of WIUT students about the role of peer assessment in fostering problem-solving skills. Abstract: Literature review: Introduction The effect of peer assessment on enhancing problem-solving skills is one of the most researched topics. And several studies have been done about the role of peer feedback on the improvement of problem-solving skills: Important problem-solving techniques are put into action during reviewing when students are required to evaluate their peers' work, identify issues, and provide remedies (Nicol, Thomson, and Breslin, 2013). According to Demiraslan Evik (2015), students will enhance their peer assessment of their peers' problem-solving strategies, provide counsel, manage their problem-solving strategies, and reflect on these strategies throughout this time. Body There has been a lot of research about the factors that affect problem-solving skills. The research done by Baldo et al. (2005) suggests that language contributes to the solution of complex problems, possibly via covert language processes. According to research by Bhadargade, Mallibhat, and Joshi (2020), stress has a detrimental impact on students' problem-solving abilities, but other psychological characteristics, including motivation, perception, general self-efficacy, and cooperation skills, have a favorable impact. However, problem-solving abilities are unaffected by learning style differences. Some researchers found that peer assessment may have a negative effect: It may even be the case that administrators, instructors, parents, and even students are negatively impacting the learning process and the outcomes of education and teaching in accordance with the mathematical consequences of favored ways of instruction (Kirschner, 2017). According to Gielen et al. (2010), under some circumstances, feedback can have a significant positive impact on learning. But nonetheless, depending on the teaching circumstances, impacts might be missing or even harmful.Nelson and Schunn (2008) discovered that explanations might have a detrimental effect on writing performance since inexperienced authors cannot provide concise explanations. On the other hand, it is suggested by some researchers that peer assessment is a powerful tool that can be used to promote positive learning outcomes and encourage the development of social competencies. Research done by Landry et al. (2014) concludes that students start showing great results and performing well after doing peer assessment, where peer assessment should be used as a tool for students, as shown by the results. More than 90% of students accepted that peer assessment was an advantageous learning experience. In addition to this, researchers found out that peer assessment positively affected undergraduate students' learning and critical thinking (Tsai, Liu, Lin, & Yan, 2011), as well as, according to Prins and others (2005), their eagerness to learn more about their science, which is about work. Furthermore, Bloxham and Boym (2007) listed some advantages of peer assessment for students. One of them is that it can help students with judgment-making and justifying their opinions. Additionally, it can develop their creativity while approaching certain tasks and help them understand easily what they should do. In his article about peer assessment, Van Zundert et al. (2010) say that in some cases students may more accurately find the comprehension of some problems than teachers, and they can also give their feedback more effectively because of their common vocabulary that can be understood easily by their peers. In conclusion, peer evaluation has proven to be a useful method for improving learners' problem-solving abilities. It enables students to get feedback from their peers, which enables them to see where they excel and where they fall short when it comes to solving problems. Since students collaborate to evaluate one another's work, peer evaluation also fosters cooperation and communication skills. Nevertheless, the efficacy of peer assessment relies greatly on the quality of feedback supplied by peers and the criteria utilized for evaluation. Methods This chapter aims to discuss the research participants and how the data was collected. Moreover, the chapter also includes a description of some of the research questions and the relevant ethical considerations. The participants in the research are students of Westminster International University in Tashkent. 35 students participated in the survey, the majority of whom are male. Also, 25 of them are first-year students, aged between 16 and 18. Before filling out the questionnaire, the respondents were given information about the purpose of the research and the anonymity and confidentiality of their answers and participation. The survey was done through a questionnaire containing 13 questions, both closed and open-ended. To cover more students, the survey was done online with the help of Google Forms. The questionnaire begins with demographic questions about their age, gender, and level of study. Then, to determine the overview of the respondents about the group work, we asked a Likert question about the effectiveness of group work in helping students understand the modules better. Then the rest of the questions are about students' opinions on the effect of peer assessment on problem-solving skills. Moreover, in the questionnaire, most of the questions were multiple choice and checkbox. Results The primary purpose of this section is to demonstrate the answers to the survey. Particularly the views of students about the ways peer assessment can foster students' problem-solving skills. Moreover, the benefits and drawbacks of peer feedback, preferences about group work and individual work, as well as the role of peer feedback, are discussed with students to learn their thoughts on peer evaluation. 56 percent of the students think peer assessment has an important role in fostering problem-solving. While others think it depends on some factors (25%) but has no impact (19%). In the following question, the students were asked to rank the usefulness of group work in helping them understand the module better, starting from "strongly no" to "strongly yes." According to the results, 15 students chose "yes" and "strongly yes," while 6 students chose the option of "no." While 10 students chose the answer "neutral." The majority of students want to work in a group or individually, which made up 39% and 42%, respectively. The other 19% of them prefer to solve problems with a partner. There was an open-ended question asking them to explain their choice of format. The interpretation of most of the students who prefer to work individually was that they are more productive while working alone. On the other hand, having different ideas and getting help from others were the common reasons for choosing to work in a group or pair. The positive effects of peer assessment The respondents were given a multiple-choice question to make it clear what advantages they have because of peer feedback. In this case, having different perspectives was one of the answers chosen by most of the students (16). Then, the second-most-chosen answer was Improving collaboration, which gained 14 votes. Finally, the answers "constructive criticism" and "encouragement" were the least preferred answers, with 12 votes each. The negative effects of peer assessment The next question was about the drawbacks of peer feedback. Similarly, with the same number of votes, inaccurate feedback, and time-consuming answers were the most popular, while cultural or language barriers were the least popular, getting only 6 votes. In the case of being dependent on peer feedback, 13 students saw it as a disadvantage. We asked them if they were able to give objective feedback while working in a group. The majority of students were sure about giving their objective feedback, while eight students were unsure about that. There was a single student who said no. There was a yes-or-no question about disagreeing with their peers' feedback. The following question asked if they disagreed with their peers’ feedback, how they handled the situation. Twenty students have never disagreed with others' feedback, while most of the other respondents concluded that they explained why their peers' feedback was wrong, and some of them just ignored their peers' feedback. Discussion Download 66.25 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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