Share Paper: CritViz: A Network Peer Critique Structure for Large Classrooms

  1. John Sadauskas, Arizona State University, United States
  2. David Tinapple, Arizona State University, United States
  3. Loren Olson, Arizona State University, United States
  4. Robert Atkinson, Arizona State University, United States
Wednesday, June 26 11:15-11:45 AM Esquimalt

Abstract: Critviz is an experimental web-based tool created to support peer critique in large classrooms. Critique sessions are an effective tool to use in the classrooms where students’ work is not so clearly “right” or “wrong” and when students need detailed critical feedback in order to clarify their direction. Face-to-face critiques work well in smaller groups where all can have their work seen and discussed. CritViz’s development has been driven by the question of whether a critique can be scaled up to larger classes of 100 students or more. Through CritViz’s countdown timers, assignment uploading, and randomized peer ranking, we can ...