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Create and Edit an iPeer Evaluation

iPeer Evaluations are built in iPeer so that they can then be assigned to students in an iPeer Event. There are three types of iPeer Evaluation:

Simple Evaluations allow students to assess the contributions of their fellow group members by distributing a set number of points (e.g. 100) among them.
Rubric Evaluations allows students to rate their peers on a Likert scale for various aspects of their performance.
Mixed Evaluations combine short answer questions with Likert scale rubric questions.

In iPeer, at top of the page, click Evaluation to go to the Evaluations page, which lists all the evaluations you have for each type of evaluation as well as links to add new evaluations. You have the option of A) copying and editing an existing evaluation, or B) creating your own.

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Creating, Copying and Editing an iPeer Evaluation - Video Instructions

Copying and Editing an Existing Evaluation

In the Evaluation page under Evaluation Tools, click either Simple Evaluations, Rubrics, or Mixed Evaluations.
For each of the evaluation types, you will see a list of samples that other UBC instructors have shared. You can search for an evaluation by name, description, points, or creator.
Browse and click any evaluations you would like to view.
Click your browser back button to return to the list.
Right-click the evaluation you want to copy and edit.
In the drop-down menu that appears, click Copy Evaluation.
In the copy form, enter a new name for the evaluation you want to keep.
Scroll down and make your desired edits (see below for details on editing each of the three evaluation types).
When finished, scroll down and click Save. This new copy of the evaluation will list in your evaluations.

Creating Your Own Evaluation

In the Evaluation page on the right side of the page, according to your choice of evaluation type, click “Add...”. For example, click Add Simple Evaluation.
In the new evaluation form page that opens, fill in the details of your evaluation. Each of the evaluation types are described below as well as how to add questions to them.
When finished editing your new evaluation, click Save. Your new evaluation will list in Evaluations.

Simple Evaluation

A Simple Evaluation is where students assess the contributions of their fellow group members by distributing a set number of points (e.g. 100) among them.

On the form for Simple Evaluations, before saving, enter:

Evaluation Name (required).
Description (optional).
Base Points Per Member: recommended values between 10 and 100. This means that if you enter 10 points per member and the student evaluates 3 members, there will be 30 points to split. For example, each gets 10, or a few for two and the rest for the third, or even 1, 1, and 28.
Availability: choose Private by default, or Public if you would like other instructors to be able to use this template.

Rubric Evaluation

A Rubric Evaluation is where each group member rates the others on specific criteria using a scale called Level of Mastery.

In the first section of the Rubric Edit form, enter:
1. Evaluation Name.
2. Level of Mastery (number of Likert scale units for each criterion).
3. Number of Criteria on which students will be evaluated.
4. Availability (whether other instructors can see it as a template).
5. Zero Mark (whether the Likert scale starts at zero).
6. View Mode (which layout of the rubric will be visible to students).
Click Next to make the Rubric Edit page expand downwards. You can edit the information you provided on the first page, and add the following details:
1. Description of each Level of Mastery (e.g. Poor, Average, Good, Very Good).
2. Criterion title (e.g. "Participated in meetings").
3. Specific Comment for each Criteria Level of Mastery (e.g. "rarely participated").
4. Specific Mark awarded to the student for each Level of Mastery within each Criterion.
5. Criteria Weight (weight associated with the marks awarded for each Criterion).
When finished, click Save.

Mixed Evaluation

Mixed Evaluations can combine a rubric evaluation (Likert scale) with Comment Questions. The Comment Question response will need to be reviewed by the instructor.

In the Mixed Evaluations form, enter:
1. Evaluation Name.
2. Availability (whether other instructors can see it as a template).
3. Zero Mark (whether the lowest mark on Likert Scale gives a mark of zero).
4. Self-Evaluation (wether students are to evaluate themselves).
To add a Comment Question, use the drop-down list to select Sentence or Paragraph, then click Add and enter:
1. Your Question text.
2. If needed, Instructions on how to answer the question.
3. Whether students are Required to answer the question.
To add a Likert question, use the drop-down list to select Likert, then click Add and enter:
1. Your Question text.
2. If needed, Instructions on how to answer the question.
3. Whether students are Required to answer the question.
4. The total Marks associated with the question.
5. Whether students are able to see the mark associated with each Likert scale unit.
6. Beside Scale, click Add to add a unit on the Likert scale.
7. Text to describe each value on the Likert scale.
When finished, click Save.

To learn more about iPeer, contact ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca.

UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning iPeer Directory

Updated June 2021