A Three-Year Study on Peer Evaluation in a Software Engineering Project Course

Autor/inn/en	Morales-Trujillo, Miguel Ehecatl; Galster, Matthias; Gilson, Fabian; Mathews, Moffat
Titel	A Three-Year Study on Peer Evaluation in a Software Engineering Project Course
Quelle	In: IEEE Transactions on Education, 65 (2022) 3, S.409-418 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Morales-Trujillo, Miguel Ehecatl) ORCID (Galster, Matthias) ORCID (Gilson, Fabian) ORCID (Mathews, Moffat)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-9359
DOI	10.1109/TE.2021.3123682
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Computer Software; Programming; Peer Evaluation; Computer Science Education; Student Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programmierung; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Background: Peer evaluation in software engineering (SE) project courses enhances the learning experience of students. It also helps instructors monitor and assess both teams and individual students. Peer evaluations might influence the way individual students and teams work; therefore, the quality of the peer evaluations should be tracked through the project course. Contribution: In this article, we analyzed the quality and scoring behavior of students in peer evaluation in an undergraduate SE project course over three years. Research Questions: RQ1: What is the quality of peer evaluation of undergraduate students in a SE project course? RQ2: How do undergraduate students in an SE project course score each other? Methodology: The quality of peer evaluation (length, level of detail, etc.) and scoring of peers based on various aspects of peer evaluations of third-year students in a year-long SE project course were studied. Taking into account the grade students received at the end of the course (A, B, C, and F-calibers), peer evaluations were categorized, analyzed over time, and compared between students calibers. Findings: After analyzing 6854 peer evaluations from 193 students, it was found that the quality of peer evaluations across students was mostly consistent throughout the course. Also, it was observed that quantitative aspects of the peer evaluation were scored similarly across student calibers. However, the qualitative aspects of the peer evaluation were impacted by the caliber of students. These findings suggest that weaker students (i.e., C-caliber students) generally receive better quality peer evaluations than stronger students (i.e., A-caliber students). Finally, a preliminary analysis showed a positive connotation of emotions and sentiments found in the textual feedback delivered by students. (As Provided).
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