听众抑或学习者？———非英语专业研究生英语课堂展示活动中的同伴反馈

本文研究如何利用课堂展示活动中的同伴反馈促进非英语专业研究生的有效学习。课堂观察和问卷调查分析发现,以“提问”作为同伴反馈任务,有利于促进学生听众对展示内容的关注;以“描述性反馈”作为同伴反馈任务,有利于促进听众对展示策略与技巧的关注;而以“找错”作为同伴反馈任务,则有利于促进听众对语言现象的关注。经过培训与引导,研究生能够在实践中明确同伴反馈对内容、策略与语言等不同焦点的关注,逐步提高同伴反馈的质量,有效地促进课堂学习。     

Promoting discussion in peer instruction: Discussion partner assignment and accountability scoring mechanisms

Peer instruction (PI) involves students answering questions and peer discussion learning activities. PI can enhance student performance and engagement in classroom instruction. However, some students do not engage in the discussions. This study proposes two mechanisms, discussion partner assignment and accountability scoring mechanisms, to form positive interdependence among students and individual accountability for each student to promote student discussions in PI. The evaluation results show that the student discussion rate with the promoting mechanisms is significantly higher than the rate without the mechanisms. The results from the questionnaire reveal that the mechanisms form positive interdependence and individual accountability to promote students to engage in the discussions.     

Evaluating Peer Review in an Introductory Instructional Design Course

A peer review process, in which students reviewed other students' projects in a graduate introductory instructional design course, was evaluated. Peer review was experienced by these students as a learning activity about the process of instructional design (ID). The role of traditional ID models in representing ID as overly procedural‐ized was mitigated, and the value, inter‐personal processes, and affective aspects of formative evaluation were recognized. The effectiveness of peer review was influenced by the culture of the course in which it was embedded and by the structure of the process itself. Peer review is proposed as an authentic and efficient means to introduce graduate students to the strategic knowledge needed to apply ID skills. Recommendations are made to increase the effectiveness of peer review.     

Student perspectives on formative peer assessment: an attempt to deepen learning?

Peer assessment is a common form of shared learning in which students provide feedback on each others work. Peer assessment takes many forms; and involves students and tutors taking various roles at different stages of the process. This study explores the views and opinions of undergraduate students in relation to their perceptions and experiences of formative peer assessment introduced as a learning development opportunity for the first time. The study found that on the whole formative peer assessment was a positive experience in enhancing students learning and development. However, consideration needs to be taken to address individual learning styles, as a limited number of students found the process to be less useful. Consequently, when tutors are constructing peer assessment strategies they should be cognisant at the planning stage of the variety of learning styles that are evident in order to maximise the development opportunities this can bring to students.     

同行评价:美国中小学教育评价的重要方式

同行评价是美国中小学开展教学评价所采取的一种重要方式,能够实现教师在评价中的民主参与,促进全体教师的专业发展,提高教学评价结果的信誉程度。同行评价过程包括教师评价员的选择与培训、课堂教学观察、教学档案袋审阅、教师同伴讨论等重要环节。为在我国中小学有效地实施同行评价,学校应当健全制度保障,为评价人员提供有利的支持条件,同时,评价双方要坚持诚信原则。     

Using a Dialogical Approach to Examine Peer Feedback During Chemistry Investigative Task Discussion

Peer feedback is an inherent feature of classroom collaborative learning. Students invariably turn to their peers for feedback when carrying out an investigative task, and this feedback is usually implicit, unstructured and may positively or negatively influence students’ learning when they work on a task. This study explored the characteristics of verbal peer feedback during a collaborative investigative chemistry task involving New Zealand Year 13 students. During the planning stage of the students’ investigation, the discussions of five pairs of students were recorded and then transcribed. Analysis of transcribed verbal data focused on interactions that involved peer feedback along two dimensions, interactive/non-interactive and dialogic/authoritative (Mortimer and Scott, 2003). The findings indicated that although students adopted a predominantly interactive/authoritative communicative approach, with peer feedback as confirmation or evaluation, they are also capable of a more interactive/dialogic exchange, characterised by elaborative peer feedback. We discuss how this dialogic perspective on peer feedback provides an alternative approach to the analysis and study of student–student interactions during science investigations. The findings should be interpreted in light of the limitations in terms of sample size, grouping and specificity of the coding scheme. Implications for teacher practice are discussed in relation to facilitating peer feedback discourse in the science classroom.     

同伴互评对非英语专业学生写作水平的影响

同伴互评是过程教学法的重要组成部分,本次调查研究表明,在英语写作教学过程中有效实施同伴互评能够改变学生对写作的态度以及提高写作水平。     

Dialogue within peer feedback processes: clarification and negotiation of meaning

Peer feedback carries a number of potential benefits to students, yet how they learn in the process remains under-researched. Building on ideas of feedback as dialogue, this study aims to unpack the respective perceptions of the provider and the receiver of peer feedback in relation to the benefits and challenges of dialogue about academic writing. Data were collected through classroom observations, interviews and journals at a university in southern China. Two key inter-related benefits emerge from the qualitative analysis of students’ perceptions of verbal interaction about written peer feedback. The provider of written comments obtains feedback on their feedback and the receiver has the opportunity to clarify or negotiate meaning with the feedback provider. Contextual challenges include students wanting more guidance about peer feedback and desiring more teacher input to the process. The study adds to the knowledge about the significance of peer dialogue in mutual clarification and negotiation between the provider and the recipient while emphasising ongoing teacher guidance in the process.     

引导性问题如何影响高校项目化学习中的同伴反馈

同伴反馈作为形成性评价的重要形式,对高校学生的学习有着积极的影响,但在课堂教学实践中面临着种种挑战。引导性问题作为同伴反馈的支架,在支持并提升同伴反馈质量和学生课程学习上效果显著。本研究主要采用准实验法,以Z大学一门课程的46名本科生为研究对象,通过内容分析、对应分析、回归分析等方法,对不同方式、不同阶段撰写的引导性问题对同伴反馈的影响进行研究。研究发现学生更倾向于撰写评论型引导性问题,小组合作方式与期末阶段会产生更为丰富的引导性问题类型。不同类型的引导性问题能够对应引发不同类型的同伴反馈,且对同伴反馈质量与有效性产生显著影响。其中,分享型、头脑风暴型、改进型引导性问题能够引发更高质量且更有效的同伴反馈。     

The validity and students’ experiences of peer assessment in a large introductory class of gene technology

Although studies have examined the validity of peer assessment, research including students’ own experiences of peer assessment is scarce. The present study aims to improve assessment practices in a context with a highly traditional assessment culture. The aim is first to examine the validity of peer assessment by analysing the compatibility of student and teacher evaluation and explore the differences between minor and major students’ evaluations. Second, the study examines students’ experiences of peer assessment. Peer assessment was implemented in a large bioscience course with 79 student participants. After the peer assessment, the students provided feedback. The results indicate that student subject understanding can be supported through a proper assessment practice. Peer assessment was successful in an introductory class with minor and major students, and most students experienced it as supportive of their learning.     

Examination of peer-group contextual effects on aggression during early adolescence

Peer group contextual effects of aggressive behavior among middle school students (6th-8th graders) were examined using a short-term longitudinal design. More specifically, the homophily hypothesis that peer group membership influences individual-level bullying and fighting was evaluated with multilevel sex-specific models of individual- and peer-level aggression scores. Peer groups were identified via social network analysis. Intraclass correlation coefficients yielded through hierarchical linear modeling demonstrated substantial within-group similarity on self-reported bullying and fighting, suggesting that students affiliate with individuals who bully and fight at the same frequency. Peer group bullying and fighting was associated with individual-level behavior, even after controlling individual baseline levels for males and females. However, peer contextual effects explained more variance in individual bullying than individual fighting. This differential impact of peer group membership suggests that future studies consider peer relations across subtypes of aggression.     

“学生互评”现状研究

＂学生互评＂是课堂评价的方式之一。本研究通过对小学英语教师的调查问卷和访谈,发现＂学生互评＂不仅对评价者,而且也对被评价者都有好处,能够提高学生的学习和生活技能,培养学生的责任感、元认知策略和评价能力。研究也发现,学生互评虽然取得一定成效,但也存在一些问题,如,学生对互评的兴趣不够持久、学生评价的能力不足和部分学生认为＂互评＂缺乏公正性等。     

大学英语口语教学中的同伴评估研究

同伴评估是现代教育理论指导下评估体系的重要环节,也是大学英语口语评估的重要手段。为提高大学英语口语教学质量,在大学英语口语教学中实践同伴评估。通过调查问卷和访谈,本次调查发现同伴评估在增强学生学习英语的自信心与兴趣,培养学生应用学习策略的意识和能力,增强学生的自主学习能力等方面都起到了积极的作用,但也有少部分学生对同伴评估不适应。本研究提供的启示是:优化同伴评估过程,在动态评估过程中增加生生互动和师生活动。     

同伴教学对大学英语学生认知、交际和情感发展的影响

不少研究证明同伴教学是提高学生英语应用能力的有效方法。通过对宁波大学外语学院同伴教学活动研究,结果表明:学生在参加同伴教学活动后,英语技能和交际能力有了提高,学习英语的自信心也增强了。因此,同伴教学活动不仅能有效提高学生的英语学习能力、交际能力,还有利于学生的情感发展。     

美国大学教师评价中的同行观察初探——以德克萨斯大学为例

美国大学的教师教学评价主要由学生评价、教师自我评价、系主任评价和同行评价等方式组成。同行观察是同行评价的主要方式。本文以美国德克萨斯大学同行观察为例,介绍了美国大学教师评价中的同行观察的内容、形式和工具,总结了同行观察的特点,讨论了有效进行同行观察的注意事项。     

Promoting Student–Teacher Interactions: Exploring a Peer Coaching Model for Teachers in a Preschool Setting

Peer coaching provides an attractive alternative to traditional professional development for promoting classroom quality in a sustainable, cost-effective manner by creating a collaborative teaching community. This exploratory study describes the development and evaluation of the Colleague Observation And CoacHing (COACH) program, a peer coaching program designed to increase teachers’ effectiveness in enhancing classroom quality in a preschool Head Start setting. The COACH program consists of a training workshop on coaching skills and student-teacher interactions, six peer coaching sessions, and three center meetings. Pre-post observations of emotional support, classroom organization, and instructional support using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System of twelve classrooms assigned to peer coaching were compared to twelve control classrooms at baseline and following the intervention. Findings provide preliminary support that the peer coaching program is perceived as acceptable and feasible by the participating preschool teachers and that it may strengthen student–teacher interactions. Further program refinement and evaluation with larger samples is needed to enhance student–teacher interactions and, ultimately, children’s adaptive development.     

Peer assessment in university teaching: evaluating seven course designs

Peer assessment is understood to be an arrangement with students assessing the quality of their fellow students’ writings and giving feedback to each other. This multiple‐case study of seven designs of peer assessment focuses on the contribution of peer assessment to the acquisition of undergraduates’ writing skills. Its aim is to arrive at an optimal design of peer assessment. Factors included in this study are: the quality of peer assessment activities, the interaction between students in oral peer feedback, students’ learning outcomes, and their evaluation of peer assessment. Most students took assessing the work of their fellow students seriously, and included the peer feedback in the revision of their work. In most conversations, students provided feedback in an evaluative manner. In others, the interaction was more exploratory. For peer assessment, we recommend a combination of written and oral peer feedback.     

Using peer assessment of fieldwork to enhance students’ practical training

Fieldwork training is a key component of several practical disciplines. In this study, students’ peer assessment of fieldwork is explored as a method to improve their practical training. Peer assessment theories are first discussed. A framework for peer assessment of fieldwork is proposed, and the steps taken for preparation of students for this task are discussed. A developed marking, feedback and moderation tool of assessment are presented. Application of peer assessment in the field was investigated over a period of two years in one undergraduate unit in the geospatial discipline as an example. Reliability of peer assessment was estimated by measuring the difference between assessments carried out by groups of peer assessors, and its validity was measured by comparing students’ marks with those given by tutors. Results show that students have gained from the peer assessment process, mainly as a formative form of assessment, by better understanding and endeavouring to achieve the objectives of field tasks. Tutors use differences among assessments made by groups of students compared to tutors’ assessments to identify field components that need better explanation of their content and assessment criteria.     

Assessing postgraduate student perceptions and measures of learning in a peer review feedback process

Peer review feedback, developed to assist students with increasing the quality of group reports and developing peer review skills, was added to a master’s level Climate Change Policy and Planning unit. A pre- and post-survey was conducted to determine whether students found the process a valuable learning opportunity: 87% of students responding to the post-review survey indicated they saw benefit in both developing and receiving peer review feedback. Peer review design minimising the potential for plagiarism resulted in low levels of student concern surrounding plagiarism. Marks allocated by students were valid (consistent with the lecturer) and were generally reliable; however, distribution of marks had a higher variance where group report quality was low. Training on completing the peer review template could result in more reliable feedback. Consistent with the literature, the feedback developed during the peer review process focused on style and presentation preferentially to content. Seven out of eight group reports improved between report submissions, with all groups responding to peer review feedback. Peer review feedback and changes made to group reports indicated students had limited capacity to judge the quality of referencing and critical analysis.     

Near‐peer role modeling: The fledgling scholars education paradigm

Peer‐assisted learning as de rigueur is reverberating in medical institutions around the world. Anatomy classroom activities are challenging and different, and the stressful environment of dissection rooms poses a greater challenge than what can be addressed through peer‐assisted learning. It is here that “near‐peer role modeling” is not only likely to be more useful, both to the students as well as their near‐peer teachers, but also holds the answer to the worsening faculty shortage in anatomy education. Anat Sci Educ 3:50–51, 2010. © 2010 American Association of Anatomists.