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Creating a Self and Peer Assessment

The first step is to create the Self and Peer Assessment in a Content Area.

  1. Click the Control Panel button on the left side of the screen in your Course homepage.
    control panel
  2. Click on the Content Area the Self and Peer Assessment will be in.
    content area
  3. Choose Self and Peer Assessment from the drop-down menu on the right side of the page.
    Select drop down menu
  4. Click the Go button.
    Go button
  5. Enter a name in the name field.
    Specify Self and Peer Assessment name
  6. Enter instructions for the students.
    Provide isntructions for students
  7. Select dates and times for the submission period.
    Submission period dates
  8. Select dates and times for the evaluation period.

    Note: Evaluation dates must be after submission dates.
    Evaluation period dates
  9. Select assessment options.

    Note: Setting "Allow Anonymous Evaluations" to Yes means that students will not know who they are evaluating nor who has evaluated them. However, the instructor will know how evaluators and submissions were paired. Also, setting "Show Evaluation Results to Submitter" to No means that students will not be able to view the comments or scores assigned to their submissions.
    Self and Peer Assessment options
  10. Set availability and date restrictions.

    Note: Setting the assessment to be available does not affect submission availability. Assessment must be available for students to submit or evaluate, but they will only be able to do so during the submission and evaluation periods.
    Self and Peer Assessment availability
  11. Click the Submit button to create the assessment.
    Submit button

After creating the Self and Peer Assessment, the next step is to add questions. Click here to learn about adding questions.

Blackboard Frequently Asked Questions FAQ


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Are you looking for more information related to getting started teaching with Blackboard? Review the answers to frequently asked questions asked by NIU faculty and staff regarding getting started teaching with Blackboard. Also, consider attending an upcoming Blackboard workshop.

Last Updated: 05/18/2009