getting started with peerwise
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Getting Started with PeerWise. Dr Christine O’Connor. Where to start!. Step 1: Register an account with your institute online with PeerWise at: http ://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz / Step 2: You will receive a PeerWise verification code to create your account. Step 3: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Getting Started with PeerWise
Dr Christine O’Connor
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Where to start!Step 1:
Register an account with your institute online with PeerWise at: http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/
Step 2:You will receive a PeerWise verification code to create your account.
Step 3: Set up your class account using their student i.d. numbers which you can download from infoview in an excel file.
Step 4: You will get a course i.d. for each group which is a code that you give to the class to allow them to log in.
Step 5: Introduce the concept of PeerWise to the students and where it fits in your module assessment. (see example of introductory slides in the following set of slides.
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Dr. Christine O’Connor email: [email protected]
Introduction
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• You’ve had the opportunity to answer lots of questions in
the tutorials, now its your turn to write some
What is PeerWise?• PeerWise is an online system for supporting student
learning through, creation, evaluation and discussion• It will be used to support your learning in chemistry.
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Assessment: What you have to do.
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Deadline – 04/01/2014
What is the minimum required • Write 4 questions with 3 answers (1 true and 2 false)
• Answer 4 questions written by other students
• Comment on and rate a further 4 questions written by
other students
Creation, evaluation and discussion
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Suggested Topics for Questions
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Write your 4 MCQ questions on a selection of the
following topics:• Molar mass, Moles, Molecules
• Theoretical Yield and % Yield
• Balancing Chemical Reactions
• Limiting Reagents
• Molarity and Titration Analysis
• Redox Chemistry
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How are the marks allocated?
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The marks are part of your on-line continuous assessment:
• Do ½ of the bare minimum – 20% • Write 2, answer 2 and rate 2
• Do the bare minimum – 40%• Write 4, answer 4 and rate 4
• Do well – 70%• Write 4, answer 4, rate 4, and get a PeerWise score > class average
• Do brilliantly – 100%• Write 4, answer 4, rate 4, and earn a place on the top ten PeerWise
leader board
Dr. Christine O’Connor email: [email protected]
How do I maximise my PeerWise score?
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• Get in early – do not leave it until just before the deadline.
• Contribute more than the required assessment minima.
• Collaborate with your classmates by commenting and
rating their questions as well as writing your own.
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Any proof that this works?
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Students with high activity on PeerWise
Students with low activity on PeerWise
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How do we get started?
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• Register at: http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/at/?dit_ie
• You can choose any registration name you like (but keep it clean).
• Enter the course ID 8315 to enrol in “CHEM1002: Chemistry”• Enter your DIT student ID as your identifier for this course.
• The course has been pre-populated using the class list.
• Please register on PeerWise by 16.00pm Wednesday 27/11/13.
Dr. Christine O’Connor email: [email protected]
Designing a good MCQ question
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A multiple choice question consists of. . .
A stem – the text of the question.
options – the choices provided after the stem.
the key – the correct answer in the list of options.
distracters – incorrect answers in the list of options.
Distracters based on common student errors or misconceptions are very effective.
Correct statements that do not answer the question are often strong distracters.
The following quiz demonstrates how easy it can be to test nothing but language skills in
an MCQ test
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Designing a good MCQ question
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Finally, when is it NOT a good idea to avoid negative questions?• Never• Sometimes• Always• Eh?
Try not to use double negatives
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PeerWise: Student Generated Content1
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1Student from 2010 Physics 1A class, University of Edinburgh (material presented with permission).
Possible answers:A: 300 s B: 324 s C: 400 s D: 105 s E: Don’t know
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PeerWise: Student Generated Content
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• Expert physicists are able to integrate ideas from different parts of the discipline in order to find solutions to new problems.
• This is called synthesis.
• The next example integrates concepts from thermal physics and projectile motion.
• Question reproduced courtesy of Ruaridh O’Donnell, Physics 2 student at University of Glasgow 2011-12.
