ETD RECORD
The influence of peer assessment on the depth and meaning of the critical reflection of educators as adult learners :a case study
Citation
Simpson, Darrin.. (2008). The influence of peer assessment on the depth and meaning of the critical reflection of educators as adult learners :a case study. Theses and Dissertations Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections. https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/etd/items/etd_259.html
- Title:
- The influence of peer assessment on the depth and meaning of the critical reflection of educators as adult learners :a case study
- Author:
- Simpson, Darrin.
- Date:
- 2008
- Keywords:
- Critical thinking--Case studies Peer review--Case studies Adult education
- Program:
- Education
- Abstract:
- Michael Eraut (2005) defines peer assessment as the "assessment of competence by adult colleagues in the workplace" and describes peer assessment as a "central feature of professional life" (p.1). This study explores peer assessment as it relates to the critical reflection of educators as adult learners experiencing peer assessment. Mezirow (1997) states "individuals change by critically reflecting on their assumptions and beliefs and consciously making and implementing plans that bring about new ways of defining their worlds" (p.1). The concepts of peer assessment and critical reflection intersect: peer assessment may cause critical reflection which may result in individual change.;The problem addressed by this study was the unexplored relationship between peer assessment and critical reflection expanding Brookfield's (1995) concept of the four critically reflective lenses, specifically the colleagues' experience lens to include peer assessment. The study answered the question: what is the influence of peer assessment on the depth and meaning of the critical reflection of educators as adult learners? The critical reflection of the eight participants experiencing peer assessment was analyzed using Brookfield's (1995) concept of the four critically reflective lenses and Brookfield's (1988) description of the process of critical reflection including: assumption analysis, contextual awareness, imaginative speculation and reflective skepticism.;The study found that peer assessment does influence the critical reflection of educators as adult learners experiencing peer assessment in two main areas: assumption analysis and imaginative speculation and recommends the addition of peer assessment as a component of the reflective practice group in education.
- Description:
- Thesis (Ph. D., Education)--University of Idaho, May 2008.
- Major Professor:
- Lee Ostrom.
- Defense Date:
- May 2008.
- Type:
- Text
- Format Original:
- vii, 96 leaves ;29 cm.
- Format:
- record
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