This article will explain how to participate in a Peer Review Assignment on Blackboard.
How does the Peer Review Assignment work?
The Peer Assignment tool in Blackboard is an assessment where students can assess the work of other students. There are two phases to the assignment for students: Submission and Review.
During the submission phase, students will submit work that will be reviewed by their peers. In the review phase, students will assess the assignment submissions of their peers.
At the end of the assignment, the tutor will grade the student on their submission and the feedback they provided for their peers.
Follow these steps to complete a peer review assignment on Blackboard:
Submitting an Assignment
- Navigate to the peer review submission point on the relevant Blackboard course. This is likely to be in the Assessment area.
- Open the submission point to view the due date, the number of peer reviews you need to complete and the peer review due date.
Please note, you will only have one submission attempt. This is to guarantee originality in your response. Furthermore, in order to maintain the integrity of the peer review process, please do not add your name to any submitted work. We also strongly advise that you familiarise yourself with the Hull York Medical School Blackboard Ultra submission guide for all essential submission guidance.
- Click the Start Attempt button. This will take you to the assignment submission page.
- Read the Assignment Content carefully and prepare your submission.
You may be required to download a file that contains further instructions regarding the assessment. For example, a research paper or abstract.
- From the submission page you can submit your assignment via the submission box. Please see the image below.
- You can drag and drop files from your computer directly into the submission box.
- Select save.
- You can also click inside the submission box for the editor menu to appear. You can then alternatively select the paperclip attachment icon from the tool bar.
- You can then select the correct document from your device.
Ensure a file is not still open on your device when you choose to upload it. If it is open this can result in issues with uploading correctly.
- You can then select Save.
- The document will then appear in the submission box.
- You can select the delete icon in the top right-hand corner of the submission box if you have selected the wrong document.
- When you are happy you have uploaded the correct document. Select to Submit from the bottom right-hand corner.
Due to the nature of this assessment, we recommend that you don’t save your submission. This could result in you not submitting before the deadline and your attempt being marked as late.
- You will then be prompted again to submit. Select submit again.
- You will then see a success message with a copy of your receipt which you can download as an additional record of submission.
- After submitting, you can select View submission to revisit your work. Once the submission deadline has passed you can start the review phase of the assignment.
Reviewing submissions by your peers
Once the submission deadline has passed you can start the review phase of the assignment.
The tutor/instructor facilitating the peer review assignment will provide specific guidance on the format of the feedback you should provide.
- Navigate to the peer review submission point on the relevant Blackboard course. This is likely to be in the Assessment area.
- To get started, click the Start peer reviews button. This will open an assignment submitted by one of your peers. This assignment is selected at random, it is not preconfigured.
- In the Feedback for Student box (on the right-hand-side of the screen) provide feedback on the submission you have been allocated to review.
- Click Submit to save the feedback.
Please Note: feedback cannot be amended once it has been submitted. Your instructors and peers see the feedback you provided, but only your instructor sees your name.
Accessing Grades and Feedback
Please note that grades and feedback will not be available immediately after the assessment. The HYMS assessment team will release grades and feedback once they have been finalised by your tutor. An announcement will be posted on Blackboard to notify you that feedback is available.
On completion of the Peer Review Assignment, you can access the grades and feedback you received from your tutor, and the feedback from your peers.
You can do this by clicking on the original submission point. If you click on the assignment (in the Assessment folder), and then select Your Mark, it will open the submission page where you can see your grade and feedback. This sits alongside your submission and the reviews you provided for your peers.
