{"id":2225,"date":"2018-08-06T23:56:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T23:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peerassessment.com\/?page_id=2225"},"modified":"2021-12-08T19:01:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:01:49","slug":"information-for-previous-version-users","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peerassessment.com\/information-for-previous-version-users\/","title":{"rendered":"New Features in Version 3.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Version 3.0 was rebuilt from the ground up incorporating requests from users, and wrapped in a new, modern interface.<\/p>\n

We sought to keep the best of the old system, but add new tools to make your job easier and your student teams more successful.\u00a0 The system will still let you prepare a team peer assessment in minutes: (1) create a class & load students, (2) set up & schedule an assessment, (3) run the assessment, (4) distribute the student report & view your instructor report.<\/p>\n

But that was about all you could do with the last version–the basics.\u00a0 Below is a list of the major changes incorporated in this version.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2267″ img_size=”1069×285″ style=”vc_box_shadow_border” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
New Features<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1.\u00a0 \u00a0Create Class & Load Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Improved File Import<\/strong><\/td>\nThe old cranky student file import has been made much smarter, friendlier and forgiving.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quick-Load Students from Canvas or Blackboard<\/strong><\/td>\nIf you use Canvas or Blackboard you can quickly Export your student list to quick-load into PeerAssessment.Com without having to edit a file!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Team Teaching<\/strong><\/td>\nYou are able to include multiple co-instructors on a class, who all have equal access.\u00a0 You may also include \u201cteaching assistants\u201d, who have full access to the class, but whose names are hid from the students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Course Copy<\/strong><\/td>\nInstantly copy over the questions and emails for all assessments from a prior class in a new class.\u00a0 This is especially useful if you have a number of assessments with a variety of customized questions and\/or emails.\u00a0 All you would need to do is set up new dates to schedule each assessment in the current term.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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2.\u00a0 \u00a0Set up & Schedule Assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Customize Questionnaire<\/strong><\/td>\nYou may start with the identical Question Sets (Q-Sets) that were in Version 2.0.\u00a0 At any time, however, you may remove Q-Sets you don\u2019t need, or choose new Q-Sets from the growing list of available ones to construct the Questionnaire you wish to use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edit questions<\/strong><\/td>\nIf you wish to fine tune the wording of a question for your situation, or even completely change the question\u2019s direction, it is easy to edit specific questions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instructor Feedback Questions<\/strong><\/td>\nVersion 2.0 had Peer and Team categories of questions (Peer questions request responses for each individual team member; Team questions address the entire team.)\u00a0 A third category is now available. The \u201cOther\u201d questions only share responses with the instructor. These can be used for instructor or course feedback, for confidential response questions, or even for quizzes and tests.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CATs (Classroom Assessment Techniques)<\/strong><\/td>\nBy the way, those new \u201cOther\u201d questions can even be used for CATs\u2014quick, real-time formative evaluation questions.\u00a0 Students can answer these right on their smartphones so you can get quick information to check student understanding during lectures, improve course content, etc. \u00a0(Who ever said your assessment had to be about teams?)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Customize and personalize emails<\/strong><\/td>\nThe emails are personalized by inserting mail merge data ( eg. name, due date, link) into the messages. \u00a0A full set of default email messages are provided that should work as-is in most situations. \u00a0But you are also able to easily customize the email messages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flex-Teaming<\/strong><\/td>\nIf you keep teams together across the term, the system will default to keeping students in the same teams from assessment to assessment.\u00a0 However, between assessments you may also need re-organize team members for minor team adjustments, or for completely new team assignments.\u00a0 Likewise, individuals can be removed from all teams during an assessment, and hence will not participate in that assessment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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3.\u00a0 \u00a0Run Assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Extend Assessment<\/strong><\/td>\nSometimes students are slow to complete an assessment.\u00a0 You are able to easily extend the assessment period, adding a reminder notification.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dashboard<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Dashboard helps monitor all your current classes and assessments. You can use it to reach reports or assessments directly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4.\u00a0 \u00a0View Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Grade Report<\/strong><\/td>\nThe new Grade Report is a grading spreadsheet with key grading data and calculations filled in for you to apply your own final grading scheme.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hold and Review<\/strong><\/td>\nUsually you will prefer to just automatically distribute student reports upon the assessment end date.\u00a0 However, \u201cHold and Review\u201d will let you delay distribution in order to review student comments first.\u00a0 If you find inappropriate comments, you may edit them out of the feedback before distributing to students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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