title: Baccalaureate nursing students' perceptions of peer assessment of individual contributions to a group project: a case study.
abstract: A group project is a common method of assessment in higher education worldwide. The use of an adjunct peer assessment (PA) scheme as a means to award marks for individual student contributions to a group project has increased. However, nursing students' perceptions of PA have not been well studied. This paper examines baccalaureate nursing students' perceptions of PA in assessing individual contributions to a group project. Using a case study design with both quantitative (an anonymous survey with 123 students), and qualitative methods (six focus group interviews with 21 students), data were collected from students in a baccalaureate nursing programme. Merging of quantitative and qualitative findings indicated that students overall had positive perceptions of PA, especially its ability to reduce 'free-riding'. However, students also had some interpersonal and operational concerns about the PA implementation process. Based on the findings, we recommend: (1) further developing students' abilities to assess the contributions of others to the task and relationship functions in group work; and (2) adopting a confidential online system for submission of PA forms.
authors.affiliation: The Nethersole School of Nursing, Esther Lee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. annshiu@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Ann T Y
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Shiu
authors.forename: Carmen W H
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Alice N L
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kwong
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010379:Peer Group; D010465:Perception; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult