7 assignments for a peer assessment in Comproved

You would like to get started with the Comproved tool, but are not sure where to begin? Of course, everything starts with an engaging assignment for your students that matches your learning objectives. In this article, we’d like to share with you 7 assignments for a peer assessment from Comproved users for inspiration.

Why a peer assessment, you might think? Well, peer assessments offer many learning opportunities for students. By comparing works of different quality, they develop quality awareness. After all, they learn to recognise bottom-up the most important aspects in quality tasks. By then naming these explicitly in the feedback they give their peers, they activate this knowledge in themselves as well.

In a peer assessment in Comproved, students will compare each other’s works anonymously and in random pairs. All they have to do is point out the better work of the two each time. This is cognitively easier than, say, assessing tasks using a criteria list and something that students usually get away with quickly. They will also be asked to formulate feedback on some works. Based on the peer feedback they receive, they can then improve their work. The benefits for you as a teacher? Less grading work and you will see that the final products are a lot better than without a round of peer assessment.
For inspiration, we share 7 assignments for a peer assessment in Comproved!

1. Mind map climate change

Subjects: Languages, geography
Grade: 1
Assignment: Present schematically the causes and consequences of climate change. Be as complete and correct in content as possible. Apply a clear structure to your diagram: work with titles, intertitles and possibly different colours.
Comparison question: Which mind map is better?
Feedback question: Formulate 2 strengths or 2 areas for improvement for each mind map

2. Mythic rap

Subject: Languages
Grade: 2
Assignment: Summarise the 5th act of Romeo and Juliet in rap form. Be creative and make sure the rap is suitable to perform on stage.
Comparison question: Which rap is more suitable to perform on stage?
Feedback question: Formulate a strength and a working point for each rap. These can be about the overall rap, the writing style, a particular passage, the atmosphere, etc.

3. Fake news

Subject: Languages
Grade: 5
Assignment: Make a convincing fake news video that fits the exaggerated style of a conspiracy theory. Pay attention to your vocabulary and pronunciation.
Comparison question: Which video is more convincing?
Feedback question: Do you have any comments on this video?

4. Booktok

Subject: Languages
Grade: 3
Assignment: Create a compelling booktok video (= a popular book review format on tiktok) that encourages to read the book. Provide a clear structure (introduction, middle, conclusion). Broadly explain the story and give your personal opinion on the book (what did you think of it and why?). Provide some visual flair to make your video appealing to your audience.
Comparison question: Which booktok is more convincing?
Feedback question: Give feedback on the criteria structure, content and visual flair.

5. Analysis protest song

Subject: Morals
Grade: 6
Assignment: Make an analysis of a song in which social criticism is expressed. Situate the song in time and space and discuss the theme criticised in the song. Then also discuss which fault line(s) you can link the song to. Support your arguments with passages from the song. Finally, give your own opinion on the content and form of the song.
Comparison question: Which assignment is better?
Feedback question: Give feedback on strengths and areas for improvement.

6. Informative poster

Subject: Biology
Grade 6:
Assignment: Create a well-structured, informative and attractive poster explaining IVF in a clear and simple way. Use relevant graphics and consider layout, use of colour and font.
Comparison question: Which poster is better?
Feedback question: Formulate for each poster at least two sentences of feedback considering the assessment criteria.

7. Language poster

Subject: Languages
Grade: 4
Assignment: The language poster should be able to be hung in every second-grade classroom to clarify a language problem. The poster should convey the message in a clear way. You situate your topic and make clear the similarities and differences between the different languages. You convey your message using consciously chosen diagrams, tables, charts and/or (info)graphs. The design should be attractive and support your message. Make targeted use of colours, images and symbols.
Comparison question: Which poster best responds to the assignment?
Feedback question: How can the student improve their language poster? Give feedback on strengths and areas for improvement.

Have you been inspired by these assignments for a peer assessment and want to get started with Comproved yourself? Find a roadmap here or contact us with your specific questions and we will be happy to help you!