Date of Award
2021
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors (PhD)
Administrative Home Department
Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Advisor 1
Susan Amato-Henderson
Committee Member 1
Elizabeth Veinott
Committee Member 2
Emily Dare
Committee Member 3
Kelly Steelman
Abstract
This dissertation is focused on improving the teaming experience of students by evaluating the effectiveness of current peer evaluation instructional techniques and evaluation methods in producing meaningful ratings of individual and team member performance and constructive feedback. There exists a need for revision to the current peer evaluation methods as many students are unable or unwilling to provide meaningful feedback or assessment of their own or teammate’s contributions on assignments. A series of four studies were used to develop a Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) instructional intervention, a codebook to evaluate the qualitative feedback provided in peer evaluation comments, and a modification to a popular peer evaluation tool, CATME. These interventions resulted in an increasing percentage of students who provided comments on their peer evaluations and significant increases in the utility of these comments (operationally defined as detailed, references specific team work, and providing actionable and/or impactful feedback).
Recommended Citation
Kemppainen, Amber, "ENHANCING PEER FEEDBACK STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE TEAM EFFECTIVENESS", Open Access Dissertation, Michigan Technological University, 2021.