How do I enable student peer assessment for an assignment?

Note: You can only select the peer assessment option for a new or draft assignment. Once you have posted the assignment for site participants, you cannot change this setting.

See How do students complete a peer assessment assignment? for information about the student experience of peer review.

Go to the Assignment tool.

Select the Assignments tool from the Tools Menu in your site.  

Click Add to create a new assignment.

Or, click Edit to edit a draft assignment.

Activate grading for the assignment.

  1. Check Grade this assignment.
  2. In the Grade Scale menu, select Points.
  3. Enter a numeric value in the Max Points field. Peer reviewers will use the value in this field.
  4. (Optional) If you associate a rubric with the assignment, students will be able to use the rubric when reviewing their peers' work.

Activate peer assessment.

  1. Check Use peer assessment.
  2. The Evaluation Period Finishes section notes the date when the last peer reviews can be submitted. (This date must be after the Accept Until date for the assignment.)
  3. Anonymous evaluation allows students to submit their reviews without their names appearing to those they are evaluating.
  4. Allow students to see reviews of their submissions enables students the ability to view evaluations from their peers of their submitted assignment.
  5. The Number of submissions students must review is the total number of peer evaluations required.
  6. The Instructions for reviewers text box allows instructors to outline specific instructions to students regarding peer assessments..

Click Post.