Review of Behavioral Economics > Vol 6 > Issue 2

Self and Peer Assessment of Group Work in Higher Education: A Game Theoretic Analysis

Mehdi Chowdhury, Bournemouth University, UK, mchowdhury@bournemouth.ac.uk
 
Suggested Citation
Mehdi Chowdhury (2019), "Self and Peer Assessment of Group Work in Higher Education: A Game Theoretic Analysis", Review of Behavioral Economics: Vol. 6: No. 2, pp 147-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/105.00000104

Publication Date: 16 Apr 2019
© 2019 M. Chowdhury
 
Subjects
Behavioral Economics,  Game Theory
 
Keywords
JEL Codes: A23I21
Self and peer assessmentdominant strategynash equilibrium
 

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In this article:
1. Introduction 
2. SPA as a Strategic Form Game 
3. A Case Study 
4. Discussion 
5. Conclusion 
References 

Abstract

The paper demonstrates that the Self and Peer Assessment (SPA) method used in higher education, to map a group work mark to individual marks, can easily be modelled as a strategic form game. This modelling predicts students to report SPA following their dominant strategies. However, data of a real time SPA indicate that students may not report SPA by adopting dominant strategies. The findings are indicative of a mismatch between the game (SPA) designed by the tutor, and then played by students. The paper concludes that the interpretation of SPA is not possible, and statistics of SPA should not be relied upon to map a group mark to individual marks.

DOI:10.1561/105.00000104