Grading teamwork

When working in teams, students may see that some members contribute less than others. Giving each team a single grade could perpetuate slacking behaviors. There’s a tool developed at Louguborough University to use peer rating to calculate grade adjustment factors. But this tool requires running a web server, causing concerns about privacy and data protection.

We have developed a version of WebPA that is entirely offline. It works like the following:

1. The instructor uses the list of team members to generate an HTML form for each team and gives it to students. (Example form for a team)
2. Students fill in the form, generate a JSON file, and hand it in.
3. The instructor collects the JSON files and calculates the adjustment factor for each member.
4. This factor is used to adjust the grade for each team member.

We are currently testing this new version. If you are interested in using it in your course and contributing your experience to help improve it, reach out to Chat.