kamratutvärdering

Kamratutvärdering, or peer assessment, is a process in which students or professionals evaluate the work, contributions, or performance of their peers against explicit criteria. In education it is used to assess essays, projects, presentations, or group work; in workplaces it appears in team-based projects and competency reviews. The approach relies on rubrics or checklists and can be formative, providing feedback to support learning, or summative, contributing to a grade or appraisal.

Implementation typically involves defining transparent criteria and a rubric, training participants to provide constructive feedback, having peers review work, and a moderator ensuring consistency before integrating feedback into final evaluation. Anonymity may be used to reduce bias, though non-anonymous feedback is common in some settings.

Benefits include increased engagement, deeper understanding of assessment criteria, development of reflective and critical thinking, and workload distribution. Challenges include reliability and bias, inconsistent standards, variable feedback quality, power dynamics, and time demands. Effective practice uses multiple raters, calibration activities, explicit standards, and alignment with self-assessment and instructor assessment.

Ethical considerations emphasize fairness, confidentiality, and respect. Kamratutvärdering should support learning or professional development rather than punitive control, and participation should be voluntary or clearly structured within policy.

See also: peer assessment, formative assessment, group work, 360-degree feedback.