Peer learning and peer assessment in institutions of higher education

Abstract

The article examines the types of control and the most important principles of evaluating the knowledge of higher education students; the advantages of the modular rating system for the organization of training and training in "peer-to-peer" or peering training conditions are shown; the basis of peer learning is considered and various definitions of peer assessment are proposed. The basis of peering interaction is Web 3.0 technologies, the Internet, a large number of open educational resources (OER), and mass digitization of various materials. Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) is an example of peering interaction and its successful functioning system. The system of peering interaction using ICT is revealed and the possibilities for peering assessment, which are provided in the applications of research learning spaces, are shown. The features of peer evaluation and consideration of these features when developing evaluation criteria are described. Based on the results of the ascertainment experiment and the conclusions regarding the renewal and improvement of the educational sector, in general, and the evaluation of higher education applicants, in particular, a model of digital tools and methods of introducing peer evaluation into the educational process of higher education institutions was introduced into the educational process of higher education institutions.