James L. Slaydon, Lynn Godkin

(Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710, USA)

 

 

Abstract: An exploratory study related to the use of peer assessment involving 36 undergraduate Finance students’ course generating 657 observations from 24 different groupings was under taken. The literature on PA in higher education seems to cluster around two issues; the extent to which PA is appropriate for formal evaluation, and assessing the extent to which individual students have contributed to group activities. In turn, this paper provides insight into two research questions; (1) How appropriate is the formal PA used to the college Finance class as an evaluation tool? and (2) Does the PA assess identify the stronger performing students as measured by test scores, semester grade and overall grade point average (GPA)?

 

 

Key words: peer assessment; group evaluations; finance students

 

JEL codes: A2, G3