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How to Use Peer Assessment for Assignments
in USAonline
Updated 02/05/15
Using peer assessment feature in the Assignments tool in USAonline enables your students to peer
review each other’s work. This guide will demonstrate how to (1) set up peer assessment for
assignments and (2) grade submissions.
NOTE: You should use a points grade scale in order to enable the peer assessment feature.
Content Outline
Contents
 Setting up Peer Assessment for Assignments
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 Grading Submissions
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Setting up Peer Assessment for Assignments
1.
In the Assignments tool, create an assignment as usual. Check the box for Use peer
assessment under Peer Assessment.
Figure 1: The box for Use peer assessment
2.
Then settings shown below in Figure 2 appear.
Figure 2. Peer Assessment settings
3.
Enter when Evaluation Period Finishes. By default, you must enter a peer review period time
that is at least 10 minutes after the assignment Accept Until time. Make sure to give students
enough time to review each other’s work.
Figure 3: Evaluation Period Finishes settings
4.
By default, evaluations are anonymous for students and students can see reviews of their
submissions. Uncheck these items if necessary.
Figure 4: Default settings for evaluations
5.
Enter Number of submissions students must review.
Figure 5: The Number of submissions students must review
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7.
Enter any Instructions for reviewers in the rich text editor.
Click Post.
Grading Submissions
1. Students will post their own submissions after the assignment Open Date. Then the reminder
of review time will show under Status.
Figure 6: Reminder of review time under Status
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2. Students will wait for the assignment Accept Until time to pass, at which time there will be a
link to the review page under Status. Students will click the link to review others’ submissions.
Figure 7: The link to the review page under Status
3. View submissions and reviews by clicking the links under Reviewed By.
Figure 8: The page showing submission links and reviewer grades
4. Click the Grade link under each student’s name when the evaluation period passes. The
instructor may remove any reviews and override grades.
NOTE: Instructor grading is disabled until the evaluation period ends.
Figure 9: The Grade links show up after the evaluation period passes
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5. Release grades to students.
Figure 10: The Save and Release to Student button
Figure 11: The page showing instructor grading
6. If you have set to Allow students to see reviews of their submissions. Students can see reviews
under Peer Reviews in the Assignments tool.
Figure 12: The Peer Reviews information in the Assignments tool in the students’ view
*For further assistance, contact the Innovation in Learning Center at (251)461-1888 or visit
http://usailc.org.
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