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Essentially, to create a new assessment form all you need is to give it a name. Once your form has been created, you can then add the assessment criteria that your students will use to mark each other's performance.
 
Essentially, to create a new assessment form all you need is to give it a name. Once your form has been created, you can then add the assessment criteria that your students will use to mark each other's performance.
  
To create a new form you need to go through the [[forms:create_wizard_1|creation wizard]].
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To create a new form you need to go through the [[Create_a_new_form_wizard|creation wizard]].
  
 
You can reuse an form with any number of assessments, so if you always use the same form, you only need to create it once.
 
You can reuse an form with any number of assessments, so if you always use the same form, you only need to create it once.
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* ''Preview Form'' : Opens a new window with a view of how your form would look to students. More information on [[Preview_a_Form|Previewing a form]].
 
* ''Preview Form'' : Opens a new window with a view of how your form would look to students. More information on [[Preview_a_Form|Previewing a form]].
  
* ''Delete Form'' : Will delete this form and all of its assessment criteria. More information on [[forms:delete|Deleting a form]].
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* ''Delete Form'' : Will delete this form and all of its assessment criteria. More information on [[Delete_a_Form|Deleting a form]].
  
  

Latest revision as of 17:20, 25 March 2014

Forms: An Introduction

What are assessment forms?

Your forms are the basis of a peer assessment. They are the templates that contain all the questions and assessment criteria that your students will use to rate each other.

Below is an example of the type of making criterion you could set.

Example assessment criterion

You can create any number of forms, and once you've created one you can reuse it in any number of assessments. If in the future you want to create a new form based on an old one, then to save time you can simply clone an existing form and tweak it to your liking.

The Forms Toolbar

On most of the pages in the 'my forms' area of Web-PA you will find the Forms Toolbar at the top of the screen.

The forms toolbar

The tool bar contains the following options. Please click a help link for more information:

  • List Forms : Lists all the assessment forms you have created. List Forms.
  • Create Form : Begins the process of creating a new form, to which you can then add assessment questions/criteria. Create Form.
  • Clone Form : Allows you to make a copy of any form you have previously created. Clone Form
  • Help : Displays the help page for which ever part of the system you are currently in.

My Forms

This page is the starting point for managing your assessment forms. For more information, please check the forms introduction.

Existing Forms

The main part of the screen is taken up with a list of all the assessment forms you have created.

If you haven't yet made any forms, then the list will be empty and you should start by clicking the Create Form button in the toolbar.

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List of existing forms

To open or edit a form, click on its name, or the edit icon next to it.

Creating a new Form

Essentially, to create a new assessment form all you need is to give it a name. Once your form has been created, you can then add the assessment criteria that your students will use to mark each other's performance.

To create a new form you need to go through the creation wizard.

You can reuse an form with any number of assessments, so if you always use the same form, you only need to create it once.

If you want to create a form that is very similar to another, perhaps you just want to tweak your usual assessment criteria, you can save time by cloning an existing form.

Cloning a Form

If you want to create a new assessment form based on the criteria of an existing form, rather than create it from scratch, you can clone it.

To clone a form, you will need to go through the cloning wizard.

Cloned forms can be used, edited and deleted exactly like any normal forms that you've created.

Editing Forms

This page lets you edit the details of your form, and add, remove or re-arrange the assessment criteria it contains.

There are two buttons at the top of the page.


  • Preview Form : Opens a new window with a view of how your form would look to students. More information on Previewing a form.
  • Delete Form : Will delete this form and all of its assessment criteria. More information on Deleting a form.


Form Name

Here you can simply change the name of your form.


Assessment Criteria

The criteria describe the qualities and skills that you want to test in your assessment.

New forms will start out blank, so to begin you should click the add a new criterion button and follow the add criterion wizard. If you want to know more about the criteria, the Assessment Criteria page contains more information, and there are also example criteria available if you need ideas of the kind of aspects you can assess.

If you've added some criteria, then you will find them listed here in the order they will appear in your final assessment.

A list of assessment criteria

The list shows each criterion's name, a more detailed description (if you provided one), the scoring range allowed, and any individual score descriptions you entered. There will also be a number of buttons to the right:

Edit button
Edit this assessment criterion, change score labels, etc.
Move Up button
Move this criterion up the list.
Move Down button
Move this criterion down the list.
Delete button
Delete this criterion from the form.

Delete a Form

Deleting a form will remove it from the system, along with all the assessment criteria it contains.

When you create an assessment the relevant form is copied into the assessment, so even if you delete the form immediately afterwards, your assessment will remain unaffected, and will work normally.

Assessment Criteria

You can have as many assessment criteria on a form as you wish, there are no set limits.

Example Assessment Criteria

The following are sets of example assessment criteria that have been used by Web-PA users in the past. Hopefully they will give you some ideas of the kinds of criteria you can assess.

Example 1

  • Leadership and/or Organisation (scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Preferred to abide by the decisions of others.
Score 5 : Provided skilful Leadership and/or Organisation.

  • Design and/or Concept Generation (scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Made no usable suggestions.
Score 5 : Generated a wealth of good ideas throughout.

  • Design Development (scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Played little or no part in this element of the project.
Score 5 : Evaluated and developed concepts into workable solutions as evidenced by sketches and storyboards.

  • Engineering drawings (scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Produced no good quality BS308 drawings.
Score 5 : Produced assembly and detail drawings of a quality that others could work from.

  • Manufacturing (scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Made no more than one or two small components.
Score 5 : Made more than a fair share of parts and was helpful to others in their practical work.

  • Assembly and Testing of the Finished Design (scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Played little or no part in this.
Score 5 : Showed enthusiasm, practical skill and imagination.

Example 2

  • Rate each person's ability at searching for information? (Scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Made no effort beyond a simple internet keyword search.
Score 3 : Made an average contribution in this respect.
Score 5 : Searched a wide variety of sources tenaciously and with success.

  • Rate each person's ability to generate ideas and concepts? (Scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Contributed no useful original ideas.
Score 3 : Made an average contribution in this respect.
Score 5 : Generated a wealth of realistic ideas and design concepts throughout.

  • Ability to apply sound design methodology to concept evaluation (Scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Played little or no real part in this element/relied on gut feeling.
Score 3 : Made an average contribution in this respect.
Score 5 : Methodical logical, unbiased and thorough when deciding the merits of ideas.

  • Rate each person's contribution to developing the chosen concept? (Scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Lacked the tenacity to properly engineer the solution.
Score 3 : Made an average contribution in this respect.
Score 5 : Applied appropriate science and executed sound experiments/models/calculations.

  • Attendance? (Scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Unreliable, often absent or late without explanation.
Score 3 : Made an average contribution in this respect.
Score 5 : Reliable, always present when required by the team, mentor or supervisor unless prevented by illness.

  • Rate each person's contribution to the Written Report? (Scores: 1-5)

Score 1 : Made only a small contribution to a poor standard.
Score 3 : Made an average contribution in this respect.
Score 5 : Completed some of the most challenging sections to a high standard.