Peer Assessment Using SPARKPLUS for Engineering Students

Self and Peer Assessment Resource Kit (SPARKPLUS), a web based peer assessment tool was applied to moderate individual grades for a Civil Engineering course at the University of South Australia in 2018. Nine criteria under three categories were considered to evaluate individual and team performance for ninety seven enrolled students. Each group consisted three to four students and five points rating scales were utilized. Rated peer factor was used to judge individual performance in the team, while the team performance was weighed using radar diagram. It was observed that SPARKPLUS is a user friendly effective tool to value the peer assessment for groups of engineering students.