Table 1 Emergent Themes Disadvantages Consensus Advantages qualification) Need Need Some Groups Judge Heavy Students Students Appropriate Expand/bring Removes Fairer Encouraged Work Control Fosters More Demands Encourages Showed more Self-esteem, in Encouraged Motivates Permits criteria More Student Encourages/needs/show Fosters difficulty) vocal variety student set someone do of severely form workload/no critical self-reliance, can group fairer ownership higher good standards not like need maturity – of agree introspection, more -confidence deeper cooperation/interactivity like to responsibility in control, assessment judgement assessment feedback/teaches observed thought, into – qualified them’ this standard assessment needs group student marking curriculum of (for age learning responsibility time learning, self-determination tempering student-teacher or comparison, work judgement – – to – of openness/honesty interest wanted "opinion younger 'you', beforehand become assess types group independence, selfimprovement feedback you in with S&PA tasks matters” work for (help experience divide job (fairer) – agree those – Self x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x A x x x x x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x C x x x x x x D x x x x x x E x x x x x F x x x x x x x x x x G x x x x x x x x H x x x x x x x x I x x x x x x x x J x x x x TOTAL 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8
Table 1 Emergent Themes Disadvantages Consensus Advantages Need set standards (for comparison, for job qualification) Need someone qualified to assess you Some do not like group work Groups can agree marking beforehand Judge severely – needs tempering with experience Heavy workload/no time Students like responsibility Students need feedback/teaches feedback Appropriate to this age or younger Expand/bring into curriculum Removes them’ student-teacher divide Fairer form of assessment Encouraged deeper learning Work of higher standard Control group observed – wanted S&PA (fairer) Fosters critical thought, judgement More variety in assessment types Demands maturity Encourages introspection, 'you', selfimprovement Showed good judgement – become Self-esteem, -confidence – "opinion matters” – more vocal Encouraged cooperation/interactivity (help those in difficulty) Motivates – more student interest in work Permits fairer assessment of group tasks More student control, self-determination – agree criteria Student ownership of learning, independence, Encourages/needs/show openness/honesty Fosters self-reliance, responsibility Self x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x A x x x x x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x C x x x x x x D x x x x x x E x x x x x F x x x x x x x x x x G x x x x x x x x H x x x x x x x x I x x x x x x x x J x x x x TOTAL 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 8
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