Vocareum’s platform allows teachers to create assignments which are graded by peers. Turn the “Peer Grading” option ON in the "Options" section of the Assignment.
You will need to tell the system how many peers you want each student to grade and the rule for aggregating all the grades into the final grade. Currently, average, median, and max are the supported policies for aggregating peer scores into a final score. As with any grading, peer grades can be overridden by someone with Teacher/TA privileges. During the peer review phase, the system randomly assigns the peer(s) to each student. The student to be graded shows up as a button in the grading section for the student. Once the student finishes grading that student, he/she is assigned the next peer until the student has graded the required numbers of peers. One-at-a-time assignment grading minimizes the impact of a student not participating in the peer grading.
Starting and Ending Peer Reviews
There are three ways to start and end peer reviews:
Scheduled
You can set specific start and end dates for the peer review period. Typically, you’ll want the peer review start date to be after the submission due date to ensure all submissions are in before reviews begin.Manual
You can manually start or end peer reviews with a single click.In the new architecture, go to: Submissions → Control → Start Peer Review.
In the legacy architecture, go to: Dashboard → Control → Start Peer Review.
Automatic
Peer review runs continuously, with no fixed start and end dates. A student joins the peer review phase by clicking Peer Review in the assignment; note that once they start, they can no longer make further submissions. Students are matched only with peers who have also started peer review, so a student who starts early may see a message that no submissions are available to review yet — more are assigned as their classmates start peer review. Each student keeps receiving submissions until they have graded the required number of peers.