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21 November 2008
Calibrated Peer Review and English Placement Tests: The CPR-EPT
Connection
What does CPR stand for?
CPR, or Calibrated Peer Review, is an Internet-based program that allows
students to submit essays and critique both sample essays and peer-written
essays electronically.
What computer requirements do I need?
•
Internet Connection - You must have access to a computer that has an
Internet connection.
•
Internet Browser - You must use either Internet Explorer 4 or higher
(recommended) or Netscape Navigator 4 or higher. Other Web browsers may
work, but are not supported.
• Cookies Enabled - You must have cookies enabled in your Web browser.
What’s the web address?
http://cpr.molsci.ucla.edu/
What should I do the first time I go to the web site?
Click on the blue “Tour” button to familiarize yourself with the program’s
structure. Basically, each practice essay consists of three steps: Text
Entry, Calibrations and Reviews, and Results. There is a deadline between
each step (i.e., your essay must be submitted by the first deadline and the
calibrations, peer reviews, and self-review must be completed by the second
deadline). Results can be viewed at any time after the second deadline
passes. The tour explains all of this in more detail.
How do I get started?
CPR requires a specific login Username—this is not your school ID or
username. It takes a few days for the system administrator to create a user
account for you, so be patient. You will be notified when you are able to
access CPR.
Okay, I have been notified. Now what do I do?
Navigate to the CPR home page and click on the blue Login button.
Since this is your first time using the CPR program, you will have to follow
the New User Procedures:
 Click on the “New Users: First Time Logging In” link.
 Select “California State University Office of the Chancellor” from the
Institution pull-down menu.
 Type in your school ID in the “Student ID” box.
 Next you will select a password.
You will also need to enter a
challenge question and answer. This challenge question will be used if
you forget your login information. Also enter your email address.
 Upon completion of your account profile, you will be given your unique
CPR username.
Make sure that you save your CPR username. You will
need it and your password every time you access CPR.
 You will then be asked to log-in using your CPR username and password.
 Click the “Enter as Student” button
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You must then take the CPR tour and pre-test before accessing the CPR
assignments. (Note: you only have to take the tour and pre-test this
one time although you may take the tour as often as you wish.)
Once you have completed the tour and pre-test, you can access any
available assignment.
I have accessed the class and I clicked on an available assignment. Now what?
Take note of the deadlines. Then read through the assignment material
carefully. Also, read through the EPT Rubric (scoring guide). This will help
you write your essay, and you will need it to respond to the Calibration
essays and your classmates’ essays.
I have read the material and I am ready to write my essay. What do I do?
Click on the “Text Entry” button on the left side of the screen.
You are encouraged to spend forty-five minutes writing on the topic, but you
must finish and submit your work before the first deadline expires. Deadlines
are kept by the CPR server’s clock: click on the CPR Time button to check the
server’s time. The best way to write your essay is to use a word processing
program (Microsoft Word or WordPerfect), save your essay to a disk or file,
and then copy and paste the essay into the text window in CPR.
If you
prefer, you can type your essay directly into the text entry box on the web
page. If you use this method, please save your work (by clicking on the
“Save” button every few minutes.
You will also need to add HTML commands to your text for formatting purposes.
At the bare minimum, you will need to type in the paragraph command at the
beginning of each paragraph. The command is <p> and it will insert a blank
line before each paragraph.
Once the formatting is complete, click on the “Preview Text” button to check
the format of your essay. This window shows you how your essay will look to
your reviewers.
If it looks correct, click
essay. You may resubmit your
Deadline passes. Each time
automatically overwrites any
the “Submit” button to officially submit your
essay as often as you wish before the Text Entry
you click on the submit button, the program
previous work with the newer version.
I’ve submitted my essay. Why can’t I move onto the next stage?
The Text Entry deadline has not passed yet and you are too early. Or the
Review deadline has already passed and you are too late. Check the deadlines
and the CPR server time.
Okay, the Text Entry deadline passed. Now what?
Now is the time for calibrations and reviews. Remember all parts of this step
must be completed and submitted before the second deadline passes.
 Read through the three sample essays and answer the questions for each
one. You do not have to include comments or feedback for the
Calibration essays.
Use the EPT Rubric handout to help you answer the
questions and score the essays. Be sure to score the essay on a scale
of 1-6 using the rubric: do not exceed a score of six!
 View your Calibration results.
 Read through the peer-written essays (usually three), answer the
questions, and score the essays (1-6) just as you did for the
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calibrations. Now, you must provide comments where required to fully
answer the questions. Be sure to submit your answers.
Read through your own essay, answer the questions (no comments) and
score your work (again on a 1-6 scale). Submit these answers.
Wow this is a lot of work, but it’s cool to read other people’s essays.
What’s next?
After the Review deadline passes, CPR will assemble the reviews others
completed for your essay. Click the “View Results” button and see what others
said about your essay. You can click on the answers in underlined and in blue
to read the student’s comments for each question. Use this feedback to
improve your work and to celebrate improvements in your writing.
What about that overall percentage score?
Ignore it. Instead focus on the scores your essay received using the EPT
rubric (remember a 6 is the highest score) and also on the comments about
your essay.
WEBSITES:
CSU
English
Success
website:http://www.csumathsuccess.org/eshome
multiple choice practice)
Calibrated Peer Review website: http://cpr.molsci.ucla.edu
(EPT
practice)
Institution ID: ______________________________
______________________________
CPR
(EPT
essay
Username: