Learning activity

Peer Review: Role play self assessment

Get students to review each other’s self-assessments, providing thoughtful and constructive feedback.

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Created by:

Dr. Robert Hammond

University of South Florida

Pedagogy

Experiential learning

Learning outcome

Critical thinking

Prep time

Intermediate (10-30 min)

Activity type

Learning Activity

Why this learning activity?

Learning activities targeting high-order skills like this one can help you activate students more effectively. This learning activity will help you with:

Analytical self-assessment

Students will develop critical thinking and evaluative skills by scoring their own role plays, citing time-stamped evidence, and identifying targeted areas for improvement.

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Constructive peer evaluation

Students will strengthen communication and feedback skills by analyzing peer performances and providing actionable, respectful critique.

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Collaborative feedback

Students will engage in peer review, giving and receiving feedback to deepen understanding through social learning.

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Peer Review: Role play self assessment

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Activity steps

1. Read instructions: Go through the instructions to understand the activity requirements. Note any guidelines or criteria.

2. Submit: Students submit their initial self-assessment, scoring themselves using a rubric and providing supporting examples with time stamps, along with recommendations for improvement.

3. Peer review: Peers review each other’s assignments, leaving constructive comments and feedback.

4. Feedback-on-feedback: Feedback recipients rate their received feedback on a usefulness scale of 1 to 10, with optional written clarification.

5. Reflect: Students read and reflect on the peer feedback they received.

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Peer Review

Stimulate lifelong learning with peer feedback

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Guide students in analyzing the case and preparing for the role play using the selected framework.
Instruct students to conduct the role play with a peer, instructor, or external evaluator, either live or via recording.
Enable the feedback-on-feedback to engage students in reviewing their peer reviews.
Enable feedback writing tips and review checklist to support students during their feedback submission with key prompts and reminders.
Set a recommended word limit for the reflections (this template suggests 200-1000 words).
Conclude the activity with a reflection task, asking students to engage with the feedback they received and revise or reaffirm their original self-assessment based on new insights.
Assign grading criteria to match your course requirements.