The need for reputation assessment is particularly strong in peer-to-peer (P2P) systems because the peers’ personal site autonomy is amplified by the inherent technological decentralization of the environment. However, the decentralization notion makes the problem of designing a peer-to-peer based reputation assessment substantially harder in P2P networks than in centralized settings. Existing ...

In view of the theoretical and empirical support for the use of student-generated questions in education and the numerous useful features of network technology, several online student question-generation learning systems with peer-assessment components have been developed. Since most of the similar existing systems were limited in terms of the types of communication modes used in peer-assessmen...

Peer assessment is an important component of a more participatory culture of learning. The articles collected in this special issue constitute a representative kaleidoscope of current research on peer assessment. In this commentary, we argue that research on peer assessment is currently in a stage of adolescence, grappling with the developmental tasks of identity formation and affiliation. Iden...

OBJECTIVES To summarize current excellent research in the field of health technology assessment. METHODS Synopsis of the articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2006. RESULTS Five excellent articles representing the research in four different nations were selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2006 from three international peer reviewed journals. CONCLUSIONS The best paper selection for the Yearb...

Recent reports and subsequent policy have emphasised the need for health care professionals to have relevant and up-to-date skills and expertise. In particular, the Kennedy Report in 2001 emphasised the need for regulation aimed at maintaining the competence of professionals and the importance of periodic performance appraisals, coupled with continuing professional development (CPD). These driv...

OBJECTIVES To develop a formalized, comprehensive, peer-driven teaching assessment program and a valid and reliable assessment tool. METHODS A volunteer taskforce was formed and a peer-assessment program was developed using a multistep, sequential approach and the Peer Observation and Evaluation Tool (POET). A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency and practicality of the proces...

Peer assessment is a technique with many possible benefits for instruction across the curriculum. However, the value obtained from receiving peer feedback may critically depend upon the relative abilities of the author and the reviewer. We develop a new model of such relative ability effects on peer assessment based on the well-supported Flower and Hayes model of revision processes. To test thi...

The role of peer assessment in education has become of particular interest in recent years, mainly because of its potential benefits in improving student’s learning. It also presents benefits in time management by allowing teachers and tutors to use their time more efficiently to get the results of student’s assessments quicker. Peer assessment is also relevant in the context of distance learni...

This study applied NetPeas (networked peer assessment system) in peer assessment activities of graduate level of thesis writing course. Authors wish to discover the students' attitudes toward and desired system requirements of NetPeas in writing course. This study involved 100 electrical engineering graduates from two research-oriented universities at northern Taiwan. Those students were requir...

Selfand peer-assessments among learners are presumed to motivate learners to increase their learning and introspection. The basis behind this effect is the awareness resulting from differences between a self-assessment result and the assessment results from others. Therefore, to enable learners to benefit from selfand peer-assessments, we need to easily visualize results that make them aware of...