DCAD Digital Help Guides

The Peer Review tool in FeedbackFruits allows students to provide feedback on their peers’ submission (i.e. documents or videos) based on predefined criteria. Students can also self-assess their own submission and the platform supports both graded and non-graded assignments for individual and group-based peer review activities.

This guide provides a video walk through and links Peer Review set up for instructors.

The set up in split into the following steps:

• Step 1: Instructions – add instructions and select collaboration options for students hand-in and students evaluation
• Step 2: Submissions – configure required number of files to hand in, schedule deadlines, set file requirements, anonymity
• Step 3: Given Reviews – configure feedback criteria, required number of groups to review, self-assessment option, allocations etc.
• Step 4: Received Reviews – set if student are allowed to rate reviewer’s feedback
• Step 5: Reflect on Activity – (optional) students to reflect on the task
• Step 6: Grading – (if any) add grading criteria

Watch the following video for instructions on how-to-set up a peer review activity in Feedback Fruits.

1. In Blackboard, navigate to the place you wish to create the activity/assessment, this may be in a folder or learning module such as Assessment. Select the + icon, and from the pop-up select Content Market.
2. Select the FeedbackFruits tile, and press Start from scratch. (Once you have created a peer review assignment this will be available under ‘Past activities’).
3. Select the Peer Review tool.