Peer assessments in Engineering: A pilot project

Abstract

The evaluation methods employed in a course are the most important point for the students, above any other learning aspect. For teachers, this task is arduous when the number of students is high. Traditional evaluation requires the teacher to grade all the assignments and exams, while peer assessments have become a valuable tool to involve students effectively in the correction of exercises. This paper applied and analyzes the evaluation through peer review in a course of Computer Sciences Engineering. A total of six assignments and a mid-term exam were evaluated by both teachers (individually) and students (cooperatively), and the differences were discussed to extract conclusions about the viability of this evaluation model.