Preparing students for an exam

Students submit their work and are evaluated by their peers. They can see if they're on the right track and what they need to correct. This also helps to avoid off-topic work, making students feel more secure. They can then submit a second (final) deposit, which will be assessed by the teacher.

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🎯Objectives of the activity

The main aim is to enable students to receive constructive feedback from their peers before the final exam, in order to improve their preparation and confidence.

👍Benefits

Improved preparation - Students can identify their weak points and correct them before the final exam.

Stress reduction - The process allows students to familiarize themselves with the exam format and expectations.

Developing critical skills - Students learn to evaluate the work of their peers and give constructive feedback.

Collaborative learning - Students benefit from their peers' perspectives on the exam topic.

Improved quality of work - The opportunity to revise their work after initial feedback encourages students to produce better final work.

Familiarization with assessment criteria - Students better understand how their work will be assessed.

📝Example of criteria

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⚙️How does it work?

Submission of work

Submission of work

Students upload their work to the platform according to the teacher's instructions.

This step can be carried out individually or in a group

Evaluation and feedback

Students or teachers assess the work using the assessment criteria defined by the teacher. 

They can also give feedback.

This step can be carried out individually or in a group

The teacher can also take part in this stage

Results display

Students discover the evaluations and feedback they have received, according to the display options they have defined.

Results can be hidden if required, if the teacher does not want students to have access to them.

Use the different valuation methods

Choose the evaluation method that suits you best.

Add extra phases

You can use a "simple" activity or add additional deposit or evaluation phases.

Enrich the experience with our AI assistant

Why not use our AI assistant to guide students in their feedback. The assistant can give them elements to improve their feedback and make it more constructive.

💡Some advice

This approach enables students to benefit from an active and collaborative learning process, while effectively preparing them for the final exam. It also fosters the development of important cross-disciplinary skills such as critical analysis and the ability to give and receive feedback.

1. Provide clear assessment criteria - Make sure students understand exactly what is expected of them in their peer assessment.

2.Train students in assessment - Give guidance on how to provide constructive and objective feedback.

3.Encourage reflection - Ask students to reflect on the feedback they have received and how they will incorporate it into their final work.

4.Monitor the quality of feedback - Check that feedback provided by peers is useful and constructive.

5.Use assessment rubrics - Provide detailed rubrics to guide students in their assessment.

6.Allow time for revision - Ensure that students have sufficient time between initial feedback and final submission to improve their work.

7.Value the process - Explain to students the importance of this stage in their exam preparation.

8.Provide additional resources - Offer additional resources to help students improve areas identified as weak in the peer assessments.

 

Marie Noémie Thai

"It allows them to take a step back from their own work, to go deeper into the concepts of the course and see different methods for solving an exercise. It also gives them a better understanding of what's expected in an assignment and the objectives of the course".

Marie Noémie Thai - ESILV - Mathematics Teacher

Answers to your questions

How can I be sure that the assessments are fair and objective?

ChallengeMe offers clear and precise evaluation criteria that you can customize. What's more, the anonymity of assessments and the possibility of having several assessors per job help ensure fairness.

We also recommend preparing the students, explaining the objectives, and even co-constructing the criterion grid with them, taking examples from previous work.

Absolutely, group work is possible, both in the response phase (submitting a file as a group, for example) and in the evaluation phase (students must agree on feedback and evaluations).

We have a wide range of content available. On the platform, students are guided through the activity with tips for giving relevant feedback. We also provide teachers with documents they can use to present the activity to students.

The choice is yours! You can set up a formative system only (no grades, only feedback), or build a grade with weighting on criteria, bonuses/maluses according to certain events (lateness, for example), or even weight the peer assessment grade with the teacher's grade.

We work with over 90 schools in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Quebec. On our website, you'll find feedback from other schools on our activities.

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