Institutional assessment of student learning objectives has become a fact-of-life in American higher education and the Association of American Colleges and Universities' (AAC&U) VALUE Rubrics have become a widely adopted evaluation and scoring tool for student work. As faculty from a variety of disciplines, some less familiar with the…

Critics of standardized testing have recommended replacing standardized tests with more authentic assessment measures, such as classroom assignments, projects, or portfolios rated by a panel of raters using common rubrics. Little research has examined the consistency of scores across multiple authentic assignments or the implications of this…

Each paper written by 60 sophomores in computer classes received 3 peer evaluations using a structured evaluation process. Overall, students were able to grade efficiently and consistently in terms of overall score and selected criteria (subject matter, content, and mechanics). (SK)