Abstract
The study attempted to shed some light on the effects of using Frog VLE for peer assessment in writing in a secondary school ESL classroom and the students’ perception towards using Frog VLE for peer assessment in writing. A total of 50 Form Four students were involved in this study. A pre-test was given to identify their performance in writing essays. Later, they used Frog VLE for their writing tasks as well as to assess their friends’ work. The teacher posts many rubrics and guidelines for students’ reference in the Frog VLE. At the end of the study, a post-test on writing was given together with a questionnaire to find out the students’ perception on using the Frog VLE for peer assessment. The data collected were analysed using paired t-test while a descriptive analysis was used to find out the perception of students in using Frog VLE to do peer assessment in writing. The results revealed that students perceived using Frog VLE for peer assessment as very useful, enjoyable and their writing proficiency has improved. Some suggestions were given for further research.
Highlights
Peer assessment has obtained great importance in educational learning and research as stated by Azarnoosh (2013)
The results revealed that students perceived using Frog VLE for peer assessment as very useful, enjoyable and their writing proficiency has improved
Students in the controlled group only used the teacher based assessment to improve their achievement in writing English essay but students in the experimental group used both the peer assessment and the Frog VLE to improve their achievement in writing English essay
Summary
Peer assessment has obtained great importance in educational learning and research as stated by Azarnoosh (2013). Many educationalists agree that assessment is an essential part of the teaching and learning process. The traditional method of assessment changed with the change of theories and models of learning. Teachers who were the sole assessor traditionally are no longer the centre of assessment anymore. Constructive teaching and learning have put forth assessment in the centre where students work hand in hand to carry out an in-.
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