Social Network Analysis of the Assessor's Targeting Behaviors in Different Online Peer Assessment Identity Revelation Modes

• In Event: 63.084 - Roundtable Session 22
  In Roundtable Session: 63.084-6 - Online Learning Research and Innovation

Abstract

This study examined the assessor’s targeting behaviors in identified and anonymous online peer-assessment. Two fifth-grade classes participated. A network graph (i.e., sociogram) and statistical descriptor (i.e., density) derived from social network analysis (SNA) were adopted, followed up by the Wilcoxon match-pair signed rank test. The results from SNA showed a high redundancy rate for both high- and low-targeted assessees in different conditions for both classes. Moreover, the density metrics indicated that all sociograms were similarly sparse. The Wilcoxon tests found no significant differences in the assessees’ ranking in different conditions for both classes. These results all pointed to the conclusion that the use of anonymity did not have a significant effect on the assessor’s targeting behaviors during online peer-assessment.

Authors

• Fu-Yun Yu, National Cheng Kung University

• Shannon Hsianghan-Huang Sung, Spelman College