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Peer assessment of professionalism attributes
Pirashanthie Vivekananda-Schmidt1, Fran Oldale1, Jean Russell2
1Sheffield Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
The Clinical Teacher
|March 10, 2023
Summary
This study introduced an online peer assessment tool to foster professionalism in students. While valued, students hesitated to give negative feedback, highlighting areas for future development in peer assessment for professionalism.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Professionalism Studies
Background:
- Peer assessment offers valuable feedback for developing professional behavioral attributes.
- Learner reflection on feedback is key to enhancing professionalism.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and implement an innovative online peer assessment and feedback tool.
- To evaluate the effectiveness and student reception of the tool in fostering professionalism.
Main Methods:
- Students nominated 12 anonymous peer assessors.
- Assessors rated students on 32 professional behavioral attributes across four domains using adjectives and free-text comments.
- Feedback was presented as a word cloud and comments, with opportunities for student-staff discussion.
Main Results:
- High student participation and valuation of the peer assessment process.
- Students were reluctant to provide negative peer feedback, even in a formative, confidential setting.
- Specific negative adjectives identified potential professionalism concerns.
Conclusions:
- The online peer assessment tool is a valued method for developing professionalism.
- Future iterations should address student reluctance to provide negative feedback and explore longitudinal changes in professionalism.
- Peer champions and repeated assessments are proposed for future development.
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