Group Member Evaluation in FeedbackFruits - Staff Guide
The group member evaluation tool streamlines how students assess their peers’ collaboration skills. This tool does not require students to upload work. The instructor specifies students' criteria to evaluate their peers’ group work contributions. You can personalise grades based on an individual’s contribution to group work.
If you are unsure of which FeedbackFruits tool to use, please see the guide: What are the FeedbackFruits tools.
Setting up a Group Member Evaluation in FeedbackFruits
Navigate to the Minerva Module you would like to create a FeedbackFruits Group Member Evaluation in.
Select the Purple plus button to add content to your module.
From the drop-down menu select Content Market then select FeedbackFruits.
You will be taken to the FeedbackFruits dashboard. You can select to; use a template from your library, copy a past activity, or create something from scratch. When creating a new assignment select start from scratch.
You will now see the 7 feedback tools available within FeedbackFruits. Select Group Member Evaluation. Once you have selected Group Member Evaluation, the settings page for your assignment will open.
Instructions
Insert a title in the top left corner of the screen. You will also need to add content in the instructions box available.
Note that you need to save your work on FeedbackFruits as you go using the save button in the top right corner of the screen. However, your work will only save once something is entered into the instructions box; this box cannot remain empty.
Once you click save on a FeedbackFruits assignment you will be taken back to your content screen within Minerva and the item will automatically be visible to students. We recommend changing the status to hidden from students until you have configured all the settings.
To continue editing the settings on the assignment, click on the assignment link to reopen the item then select edit in the top right corner.
Once you have added a name and instructions, you can also add extra items in the instruction box if you wish. This could be a recorded audio or video of the instructions, or a file that you want to provide your students with.
The last item in the Instructions section allows you to decide how students will collaborate. To access the options, click on the purple change button next to student collaboration and select from the options available to set whether students are evaluated individually or as a group, and who the students will evaluate. For more information see guide FeedbackFruits collaboration options.
Given Reviews
This section allows you to configure settings on how students should give feedback to their peers. To access the options for each section, click on the drop-down arrow to the right of the title.
To set feedback criteria, click on the purple configure button to open the settings menu. Click on create new criteria to open the options for building your first criterion (note, you can have as many criteria as required).
Select the type of criteria you want to add (rubric, Scale, or comment only). Additional options are available depending on which type is chosen. In this section you can also select whether self-assessment is required.
For more information on setting up criteria, please see the How to set up feedback criteria guide.
An additional tool is to use analytics to detect outliers in group ratings. For further information see the FeedbackFruits article and video explaining the use of this functionality. Note that the outlier tool is only available when self-assessment is enabled.
Scheduling deadlines
To set a deadline date for the submission of feedback use the drop-down arrow and select after a certain date to access the date and time settings. To apply extensions to individual students, click on the person icon to the left of the date picker and complete the fields in the pop-up box.
The second icon on the date picker row provides a pop up explaining the consequences of adding a deadline for feedback, giving you the opportunity to sense-check if it is appropriate to include one.
Allocations
The allocation method is automatically set to ‘one by one’. To change this, click the change button, select your preferred option then click the done button in the lower right corner. For more information on FeedbackFruits allocations see guide: Allocation settings FeedbackFruits.
If you have chosen to manually assign allocations, click on the purple next button and work through the manual allocation steps before clicking the done button. You can also access the manual assignment of allocations by clicking on the configure button.
Anonymity
To choose whether reviews are submitted anonymously to peers, use the drop-down arrow to access the settings and then use the toggle button to switch on/off. Note that teaching staff will always see the reviewers’ names.
Visibility
To set when students will be able to see their received feedback, use the drop-down arrow to access the settings and then use the second drop-down arrow to choose from four options. If you choose a specific time and date, additional date and time pickers will appear on the screen.
We recommend that you select never (release manually) to ensure that all students receive feedback at the same time.
Guiding students
Click on the drop-down arrow to open the options to include guidance for student reviewers.
To include writing tips, click on the toggle button to switch on/off. Note that tips are shown at random and not all tips will be seen by all students.
Once the feedback writing tips toggle has been activated, a window will pop up with 11 tips rows pre-populated. To delete a tip, click on the grey x on that row. Note that this will clear the text but it will not delete the row.
To add your own tips, click on the add another tip button in the lower left corner of the screen to add a row. Alternatively, if you have deleted one of the pre-populated tips you can re-use that row by typing into the text box.
To include a checklist for the reviewer, click on the toggle button to switch on/off. A pop up will appear where you can add items to a checklist. To add more than one item, use the add another item button in the lower left corner of the screen or hit enter to create the next item. Once you have added all your items, click the done button to exit the screen.
You can also toggle on the automated feedback coach, however we suggest leaving this setting toggled off due to it being in a Beta release. If you do choose to enable the automated feedback coach you can see more information about it on the FeedbackFruits website.
At the bottom of the Guiding Students section, there is a text box where you can add further instructions if required.
Received Reviews
Feedback-on-feedback is a scaled response (1-10) with space for optional written comments. To activate the feedback-on-feedback option, use the toggle button to switch on/off.
To set a deadline date for the submission of feedback-on-feedback use the drop-down arrow and select after a certain date to access the date and time settings.
You can also allow extensions to individual students by clicking on the person icon to the left of the date field and completing the fields in the pop-up box that appears.
Grading
Grading is split into two components: Given Reviews and Received reviews. Grading is presented as a percentage, and you can choose the weightings for each component. (Note, this is in addition to the option to set weightings per criteria).
To update the weightings, click on the purple configure button in the lower right corner. A pop-up will appear where you can edit component weightings by using the toggle buttons.
Under Grading Options, select whether you want the mark to show as a percentage or a pass/fail by using the drop-down menu and selecting your preferred choice. If you choose pass/fail, an added step will be visible for you to choose the pass mark (as a percentage).
Additional functions
The final section on the page allows you to add further learning steps of Participation Grading and/or Reflections for the students to complete. To include these activities, click on the purple plus button to access the options available. Any additional learning steps you choose will appear on the page, and you can edit the settings to suit your needs.
You have now created a Group Member Evaluation in FeedbackFruits. Save the content and return to Minerva. Remember to make the link visible to students when appropriate.