The Power of Peer Evaluation: Rethinking Pedagogy in L2 Conversation Courses

• Main Author: Laurie Massery
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Guelph Library 2016-04-01
• Series: Nouvelle Revue Synergies Canada
• Subjects: peer evaluation; second language pedagogy; L2 acquisition; Conversation and second language acquisition; peer assessments
• Online Access: https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/nrsc/article/view/3672

Research examining the effectiveness of using peer evaluation as a pedagogical tool in higher education is quickly emerging. Perceptions of such assessments, however, continue to vary among students and educators alike. This paper serves as a review of recent studies that center on peer evaluation, and highlights the positive and negative aspects of such assessments. Following a discussion of current investigations, researchers’ collective findings are aligned with the parameters outlined in the CRGG-C framework, an infrastructure that is designed to capitalize on the benefits of peer evaluation (see Massery 2013), while also addressing some of the negative characteristics identified in the literature.