Self-assessment accuracy in PBL depends on achievement level: low achievers graded generously, high achievers accurately¶
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q3 i? Third-year medical PBL students' self- and peer-grading accuracy varied by achievement: low achievers were generous, high achievers graded themselves harshly but their peer grading was accurate. → Loyens 2008
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Loyens 2008¶
Loyens, S. M. M., Magda, J., & Rikers, R. M. J. P. (2008). Self-Directed Learning in Problem-Based Learning and its Relationships with Self-Regulated Learning. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-008-9082-7
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Review reports Langendyk's study in which third-year medical PBL students evaluated their own and a peer's formative assessment papers against provided answers and criteria, compared with faculty grades. The quote states the accuracy pattern by achievement level; no effect size is printed.
"Low-achieving students graded themselves and their peers generously, while high-achieving students scored themselves more harshly than faculty. Peer grading of high-achieving students was, however, accurate"
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Self-assessment accuracy in PBL depends on achievement level: low achievers graded generously, high achievers accurately |
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Self-assessment accuracy in PBL depends on achievement level: low achievers graded generously, high achievers accurately |
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2008 |
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