Engage In Assessment
The ability to work collaboratively is an important life skill and is in demand from both professional bodies and employers. If used early on in a programme, group work can also play an important social and motivational role.
Peer and self-assessment
Self-assessment requires students to reflect on their own work and judge how well they have performed in relation to the assessment criteria.
Developing reflective skills provides students with the ability to consider their own performance and to identify their strengths, weaknesses, and areas that require improvement.
Peer assessment involves students taking responsibility for assessing the work of their peers against set assessment criteria.
It's a powerful way for students to act as the 'assessor' and to gain an opportunity to better understand assessment criteria. It can also transfer some ownership of the assessment process to them, thereby potentially increasing their motivation and engagement.