Peerceptiv

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Approved.

Tool Description

Peerceptiv is a research-validated peer assessment technology that creates a virtuous cycle of feedback in your classroom that improves writing and critical thinking skills. This online peer assessment tool allows students to receive quick and actionable feedback from their peers to improve their writing. Peerceptiv enables true peer-to-peer learning, while offering professors the flexibility to participate in assessment any way they wish. Faculty can use real-time data to collaborate with students throughout the review process or participate selectively. Instructors can choose to benchmark grades with their own reviews, review all submissions, or generate grades with Peerceptiv’s advanced, proven algorithms.

Support

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Peer Review Assignment types available in Peerceptiv

Peerceptiv offers two peer review type of assignments: individual and group review assignments.

Individual Peer Review Assignment: This is the most used peer review assignment where a student uploads a document and peers can be assigned to review it. This assignment has two required phases and a third optional one.

Submission Phase – Students will have the ability to upload an assignment to be reviewed.
Review Phase – Students will provide feedback to the students they were assigned to.
Feedback Phase – Optionally, students to give feedback on the reviews. This allows students the opportunity to learn to give better, more directed feedback.

Group Submission Assignment: Group Submission assignments are essentially the same as normal assignments except submissions are done as a group. The Review phase is then done individually and then the feedback phase can be done as a group.

Step 1: Create A Peerceptiv Assignment in Canvas

Navigate to the Assignment tab in the course navigation pane.
Click + Assignment in the top right corner.
Enter the name and appropriate assignment settings.
Under Submission Type, select External Tool.
In the box that appears, click Find on the right.
In the pop-up window, locate and select Peerceptiv, then click Select.
From the Submission Type box, check the Load This Tool in a New Tab option.
Click Save at the bottom right of the assignment.

Step 2: Set up a Course in Peerceptiv

Upon first setting up Peerceptiv assignments in a course in Canvas, instructors will need to create a course in Peerceptiv. A separate course in Peerceptiv will need to be created for each Canvas course. Peerceptiv courses can only be accessed through the Canvas course it is linked to.

After setting up and navigating to the assignment in Canvas:

Click the Load [Name of Assignment] in a new window.
If prompted, authorize Peerceptiv.
A screen to create the linked Peerceptiv course will appear.
Fill out the name of the course, discipline, semester or tem, Institution, and any other settings preferred for the course.
Click Submit.

Step 3: Set up An Assignment

Setting up an Individual Peer Review Assignment

Navigate to the assignment in Canvas.
Click the Load [Name of Assignment] in a new window.
A pop-up window titled Create New Assignment will appear. Enter an Assignment Name and Description and click Next.
Under Assignment Type, select Regular/Individual Submission
1. Fill out the Submission Type, Teacher Grading, and Anonymous Teacher Reviews settings.
2. Select Include Feedback Phase if students should have an opportunity to evaluate the feedback they received. (Optional)
3. Click Next.
Under Reviewing, select the number of reviewers required for each submission. The default number is 3.
1. A selection can be made for the assignment to be self evaluated, the role an instructors review plays in the evaluation, and options for Bonus Reviews.
2. Click Next.
Under Feedback, fill out the rubric based on the needs of the course and select Next.
Under Grading Options, adjust the grading based on your preferences. See How Grading Works in Peerceptiv for more information. Click Next.
Add a late penalty if desired. Click Next.
Enter the appropriate deadlines for the assignment and click Next.
1. Note: all dates must be in the future and each phase deadline must be later than the previous dateline.
Select any appropriate advanced settings and click Submit.

Setting up a Group Submission Assignment

Note: We recommend creating your groups in Canvas prior to setting up a Group Submission Assignment.

Navigate to the assignment in Canvas.
Click the Load [Name of Assignment] in a new window.
A pop-up window titled Create New Assignment should now be visible. Enter an Assignment Name and Description and click Next.
Under Assignment Type, select Group Submission
1. Fill out the Submission Type, Teacher Grading, and Anonymous Teacher Reviews settings.
2. If students will need to review each other’s feedback, make sure Include Feedback Phase is selected.
3. Click Next.
Under Reviewing, select the number of reviewers like for each submission. The minimum number is 3.
1. There are also options to have the assignment be self evaluated, whether an instructors review is counted, and to make Bonus Reviews available.
2. Click Next.
Under Feedback, fill out the rubric based on the needs of the course and select Next.
Under Grading Options, adjust the options based on the needs of your course. Click Next.
Add a late penalty if desired. Click Next.
Enter the appropriate deadlines for the assignment and click Next.
1. Note: all dates must be in the future and each phase deadline must be later than the previous dateline.
Select any appropriate advanced settings and click Submit.

After setting up the assignment, link the groups used in Canvas and continue with steps below:

From the Assignment Dashboard, select Group Management on the lefthand menu.
At the top of the window, select the button Canvas Group Sync.
1. If prompted from Canvas to authorize Peerceptiv to access your account. Click Authorize.
2. Note: If there are multiple group sets, a prompt will appear asking to pick which group set to use.
After a moment, the groups should appear in the assignment. If any students need manually adjusted, simply click on a student, and drag them to another group.

Once everything has been set up for an assignment, make sure to Publish the Assignment on the Assignment Dashboard/Overview and publish the assignment in Canvas. Both will need to be done in order to allow students to complete the assignment.

Step 4: Creating a Rubric

After setting up the assignment, the next step is to create the rubric. Rubrics in Peerceptiv are most effective when each category (also called a dimension) has a comment prompt and a rating prompt. This allows students to rate the quality of the work and provide constructive feedback through the comments.

If not on the Rubric tab, click Rubric on the assignment navigation pane on the left side of the screen.
Click the + button.
A pop up will appear asking if you’d like to create a rubric category from your library or the Peerceptiv library or create a category from scratch. Select the one you would like to use
1. If using the Peerceptiv library provide a short name for the category. Click Add from Library or My library. Select the prompt you would like to add by clicking Copy to Assignment. Select Done Editing.
2. If doing a category from scratch, enter thee name, prompt, and number of comment required in the pop-up window and click Create Category.
After the category is created click Add a Rating Prompt within the category.
Choose whether you would like to add a rating from a library or create a new rate from scratch.
1. If Adding from a library, click Add Rating from Library, locate the rating you would like to use and click Copy to Assignment.
2. If creating from scratch, click Create New Rating, fill out the name, prompt, and levels as appropriate and click Create Rating.
Repeat steps 1 – 5 until you have finalized your rubric.

Group Evaluations In Peerceptiv: Peerceptiv also offers a solution for doing group evaluations. Group evaluations are a great way to guage how students participated and were involved as a group. This assignment type sets up an evaluation of predefined groups where every member of the group rates each other on a scale from 1 to 5. Instructors can set up criteria and rubrics to guide the process and have Peerceptiv send back a grade based on the results for each student. This assignment can be linked to a group assignment in Peerceptiv or done separately with groups from Canvas.

Setting up Group Evaluation Assignment

To set up a group assignment, first follow steps 1 and 2 above if your course does not have a corresponding Peerceptiv course already created. In addition, if not already done, we recommend creating groups in Canvas. After creating the groups, navigate to Peerceptiv to set up the assignment. To do this:

Navigate to the assignment in Canvas.
Click the Load [Name of Assignment] in a new window.
A pop-up window titled Create New Assignment should now be visible. Enter an Assignment Name and Description and click Next.
Under Assignment Type, select Team Eval Only and click Next.
Enter the appropriate deadlines for the assignment and click Next.
Select the appropriate setting and click Submit.

Importing Groups from Canvas

After setting up the assignment, link the groups used in Canvas and continue with steps below:

From the Assignment Dashboard, select Group Management on the lefthand menu.
At the top of the window, select the button Canvas Group Sync.
1. If prompted from Canvas to authorize Peerceptiv to access your account. Click Authorize.
2. Note: If there are multiple group sets, a prompt will appear asking to pick which group set to use.
After a moment, the groups should appear in the assignment. If any students need manually adjusted, simply click on a student, and drag them to another group.

Creating the Rubric

Now that groups are set up, a rubric will need to be created that students will use to evaluate each other. To do this:

Click on Open Team Eval on the Assignment Dashboard/Overview.
Use the Pencil, Trash, and + buttons to edit, delete, or create criteria for the rubric.
Edit the Name, Description, and Rubric level descriptions as needed.
At the bottom of the rubric, choose from the options to make comments required, have an average score of ratings sent back to Canvas as the assignment grade, and require self evaluations.
To return to the Assignment Dashboard/Overview, click the home icon in the top right corner.

All comments are anonymous, and ratings are anonymous. Students will not know who gave what comments or feedback. After creating the assignment, be sure to Publish the Assignment in Peerceptiv and on Canvas.