Advantages of Peer Assessment

Encourages students to critically reflect each others’ work
Encourages students to be involved in the assessment process
Helps students develop their judgmental skills when they assess the work of other group members
More feedback can be generated by students compared to one or two teachers
Reduces the time and workload of marking for teachers
Discourages the problem of ‘free rider’ because students tend to put extra effort to perform better in front of their peers
Maintains the fairness of assessment because everyone has the chance to assess each other
Students learn how to criticize, evaluate and apply other generic skills during the process
Students learn more from each others’ work (CETL, 2014)

Types of Student Assessment