Students’ perception of summative peer review grading

Peer review is the process of evaluating scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field. It has been used and researched in formal education for dozens of years. Still, the results of its application vary greatly depending on the usage context. This paper describes the context, students' perception, and outcomes of using peer review in summative assessments in a first-semester communication skills course for engineering students. Students' opinions were investigated using two surveys and analyzed together with the credit they achieved in peer review assignments. The obtained results describe students' responses to peer review and indicate specific aspects of peer review that need to be taken into consideration when implementing it in higher education.