Fwd: Judging Quality in Disciplinary Writing

Thinking Writing warmly invites you to this Higher Education Academy workshop -

Judging quality in disciplinary writing: what can students learn from peer assessment and composing feedback?

On 30 May 2012 10.00 – 15.30

In G.O. Jones Building Room 6.02, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London , E1 4NS

This workshop will look at reasons for using peer assessment, ways of implementing it, typical problems and how students respond. It draws on work by academics in Queen Mary’s School of Engineering and Material Sciences to engage their students in reading, judging and proving feedback on writing tasks, such as technical reports and literature reviews.  

Paul Orsmond (University of Staffordshire) will provide an overview of thinking and research on self and peer assessment practices. Queen Mary colleagues will describe their practice and how their thinking has developed. Together we’ll then draw on case studies as well as interview data gathered in evaluations to focus on what (we think) students learn from peer assessment and composing peer feedback. In particular we will discuss these questions:

• What do students learn about judging quality from composing peer feedback?
• How does peer assessment facilitate the development of assessment literacy?
• What is the purpose of peer assessment; a way of clarifying tutor values or a way of eliciting student values?
• To what extent is there room for negotiation between tutors and students over how, and on what, judgements are made?

Do come and share your interests in and experiences of peer assessment and help us explore the potential for improving students’ writing.

Refreshments and lunch will be provided. To book a place go to: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/events/items/2012/62053.html

Please pass this information on to any disciplinary colleagues you feel may be interested.

This event is part of the Higher Education Academy's Workshop and Seminar Series 2012. Thinking Writing is in the Library and Employability Directorate at QMUL and works with academic Schools to develop students’ experiences of writing in their disciplines. 

--   Sally Mitchell  Thinking Writing   Queen Mary, University of London  Mile End Road  London E1 4NS    Tel: 020 7882 2833  www.thinkingwriting.qmul.ac.uk    

--   David Andrew,   Head of Academic Practice  Senior Tutor         The Learning Institute   Queen Mary, University of London  Mile End, London E1 4NS      02078822803  02081446753     Book an appointment with me at http://doodle.com/DavidAndrew