Title: Peer Rating Accuracy and Process as Predictors of Change Intent
Author(s) : Barry Friedman
Students often perceive peer feedback as a meaningless task that provides instructors input for grading without the developmental feedback students need. A novel peer feedback process was empirically tested with 95 students in two MBA classes at a large northeastern United States university. Students' belief that the peer feedback instrument accurately measured group contributions significantly predicted their intent to improve their team behavior and contribution based on the feedback. In addition the peer rating process encouraged students to act on the feedback. Further analysis revealed that students' final grades were predicted by their peers' assessment of team commitment. Implications for using peer assessments and future research are discussed.