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WebPA (short for “web-based peer assessment”) is an online automated tool that facilitates peer-moderated marking of group work. Students carry out a group task set by the teacher and follow this by an assessment on the performance of the group. A ‘weighting factor’ is generated for each individual group member which is derived from each student’s input against defined criteria. Based on the total mark given to the group task, assessed and allocated by the teacher, the weighting factor is then used to moderate marks providing an individual mark for each student. View [http://uvle.up.edu.ph/mod/lti/view.php?id=52859 the demo page on UVLe here]. Instructors may learn how to add WebPA to an UVLe course.

A well-known criticism of assessed group work is that each student receives the same team mark, regardless of individual performance. By using WebPA to peer assess group work, each student would receive an adjusted mark.

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In WebPA, there are two different ways that your student can score each other.

*Likert scale <br/> likert.png<br/> The standard WebPA scoring. Students rate each other against a small likert scale, typically 1-5 or 1-10, by simply clicking the appropriate radio button. <br/> *Split 100<br/> split100.png<br/> Students must split 100 marks between their teammates for each criterion, with each score being entered manually into the appropriate box. The score for each criterion must total 100, so students using this method will be made more aware of the effects of their peer assessment scores, as giving more marks to one team mate means another must get less.

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WebPA allows the teacher to grade their students according to the assessment result. <br/> {|

The students can view their grades in their course gradebook.

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