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Using peer review in teaching computing

Published: 23 February 2005 Publication History

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For generations, the academic community has relied on peer review as a way of encouraging scholarship and enhancing the knowledge base. Peer review has been widely used in the classroom since at least the 1970s, with hundreds of papers on its use in diverse academic fields appearing in the literature (for a comprehensive survey, see [1]). Its use appears to be on the upswing, given the current interest in active learning and teamwork. In computer science, peer review seems to have very broad application. It can be used to evaluate the contributions of various members to a project team; it can be used for design documents and code reviews, in writing assignments, and in capstone project courses. The experience of the panelists is illustrative of the wide range of peer-review practices. This panel will serve to introduce the audience to some of these applications. Since many computer-science instructors have experimented with peer review, we are anxious to have them share their experiences during the open discussion period.

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[1]
Topping, Keith, "Peer assessment between students in colleges and universities, "Review of Educational Research 68:3, Fall 1998, pp. 249--276.
[2]
Bloom, Benjamin S. (editor), Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook 1: Cognitive Domain. New York, Longman, 1956.
[3]
Perry, William G., Forms of Ethical and Intellectual Development in the College Years. San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass, 1999.
[4]
Gehringer, Edward F., "Peer review and peer grading in computer-science courses," Proceedings of SIGCSE 2001: Thirty-Second Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Charlotte, Feb. 22--25, 2001, pp. 139--143.
[5]
Pérez-Quiñones, Manuel and Turner, Scott, "Using a tablet PC to provide peer review comments," Technical report TR-04-17, Dept. of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, June 8, 2004.
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Gehringer, Edward F., "Building an Ethics in Computing Website using peer review," American Society for Engineering Education 2001 Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 1461.
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Gehringer, Edward F. and Louca, Tony M., "Web-based databases of course material: Improving the viability," Frontiers in Education 2000, Kansas City, MO, October 18-21, 2000, Session S2B in proceedings.

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cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 37, Issue 1
2005
562 pages
ISSN:0097-8418
DOI:10.1145/1047124
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    SIGCSE '05: Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
    February 2005
    610 pages
    ISBN:1581139977
    DOI:10.1145/1047344
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Published: 23 February 2005
Published in SIGCSE Volume 37, Issue 1

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  1. UML
  2. assessment
  3. collaborative learning
  4. peer review

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