Abstract
The paper explores the potential of usage and ranking information in increasing student engagement in a double-blinded peer review setting, where students are allowed to select freely which/how many peer works to review. The study employed 56 volunteering sophomore students majoring in Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. We performed a controlled experiment, grouping students into 3 study conditions: control, usage data, usage and ranking data. Students in the control condition did not receive additional information. Students in the next two conditions were able to see their usage data (logins, peer work viewed/reviewed, etc.), while students in the last group could additionally see their ranking in their group according to their usage data. Results showed that while the three groups were comparable, a range of different attitudes were visible in the Ranking group. Students with more positive attitude towards ranking were more engaged and outperformed their fellow students in their group.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CSEDU 2015 - 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, Proceedings |
| Editors | James Uhomoibhi, Markus Helfert, Maria Teresa Restivo, Susan Zvacek |
| Publisher | SCITEPRESS |
| Pages | 139-147 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789897581076 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 23 May 2015 → 25 May 2015 Conference number: 7 http://www.csedu.org/?y=2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2015 |
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| Abbreviated title | CSEDU 2015 |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 23/05/15 → 25/05/15 |
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Keywords
- Computer science education
- Free-selection
- Gamification
- Motivation
- Peer review