LTI - Peerceptiv

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Last updated: Jan 31, 2024 by Nic Yiu (Unlicensed)
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Peerceptiv Knowledge Base-- for instructors

Peerceptive Knowledge Base-- for students

BoE Peerceptiv Website

Peerceptiv is a peer learning and collaboration tool integrated into Bruin Learn that includes Peer Review assessment, as well as Team Member Evaluation assignments, in which students evaluate themselves and their peers on their group participation, leadership, and collaboration skills. (Overview video)

  • Students can submit any type of document for review-- as creative as you need them to be (videos, documents, slide decks, etc)

  • Peerceptiv automatically distributes the student’s submissions and manages the review process for you

  • Students use a rubric to review their peer’s work-- both pre-build and custom rubrics available

  • Student then are able to see their reviewer’s comments, rate them for their helpfulness, and reply back

  • Also works for group assignments- students can review and leave feedback for their group members

  • Robust analytics available for instructors

Types of Assignments

  • Individual Peer Assessment

  • Peer Evaluation

  • Group Peer Evaluation/ Team Member Evaluation

    • Video tutorial

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Setting up a Peerceptiv activity

  • Video Instructions

  • Add Peerceptiv to your left Navigation tabs

    • Go to “Settings,” then “Navigation”

    • Scroll down until you find “Peerceptiv” and drag it up and place it in the Course Navigation area

  • Create the BruinLearn Assignment

    • Fill out the assignment as normal

    • For “Submission Type” select “External Tool” and choose “Peerceptiv”

    • Check the box “Load this tool in a new tab”- application works better outside of the Canvas I-frame

    • Choose due date as the same date as the deadline; leave the “available” and “until” dates as open and blank

  • Click on the newly created assignment link to load it in a new window

    • the first time you open the link it will ask you to either “create a new course” or “copy an existing course”

    • Select “create a new course”

  • Creating a new course in Peerceptiv

    • Fill out the “New Course” information page

    • Name should make your canvas course page since the two will be linked

    • Make sure semester, year and time zone are correct

    • Recommended to keep sync mode; asynch mode is less commonly used

    • Create your new course

    • Close the tab and reopen the window from the BruinLearn assingment site again

  • Create an assignment in Peerceptiv

    • Select the Standard Workflow that fits your assignment

      • Individual Peer Assessment

      • Peer Evaluation

      • Group Peer Evaluation/ Team Member Evaluation

    • Enter your assignment name and description; set the deadline for each phase

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  • Do NOT create assignments from Peerceptiv, always add first as “submission type” and create the BruinLean assignment first

    • If you create on Peerceptiv first they will not be linked to BruinLearn and will not communicate

  • Adding Students to Peerceptiv

    • The first time you launch Peerceptiv from an assignment, your BruinLearn roster will automatically be imported into Peerceptiv

    • To view: select the “Roster” button in the top navy Bar or the “Progress” tab

    • If you are doing a Group or Peer assessment, you can add groups via the “Group” tab on the left

      • Group Sync will transfer a set of groups from BruinLearn to Peerceptiv

  • Add rubric to your assignment

Understanding Student Results

  • Video tutorial

  • Select “Manage Assignment” to get to the assignment overview page

  • If the assignment was set-up for Benchmark grading, select Benchmark submission

    • Instructor will grade the top 5 and bottom 5 graded submissions, and those grades are then used to set the submission grade curve

  • Recalculate grades if you have made changes or added teacher reviews

    • Select “Recalculate Grades” under the “Assignment phase” box, at the bottom

  • View Results

    • Select “results” on the left bar

    • Here you can see a spreadsheet of all their grades and which students are at risk

    • Select “Toggle Full Results Data” to see the full specifics including late penalties and

    • If the assignment was set to hide the results until manual release, select “release results to students” to do this

      • NOTE: if grades are set for manual release: students will NOT be able to see any reviews after the feedback deadline; teachers can make any grade instructions UNTIL you release them

  • Full Course Results

    • If you would like to see the full course results, select “Results” button in the top navy bar

    • Here you can sort by assignment, or search in the search bar

  • Changing student grades

    • If you need to override a student grade- select “override,” make the grade change and select the blue “override” button

    • To waive a late penalty- select “stats” from the assignment overview screen; then select “view detailed stats,” then “late documents” or “late reviews”

      • select “remove penalty” in blue for each student you wish to waive the penalty for

    • To adjust grade curve or weight

      • select “settings,” then “edit settings”

      • Make any grade changes, then select “update assignment”

      • If you make these changes after the assignment deadline, select “recalculate grades” on the main screen to have these changes reflected in the grade

Information for Students