?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Making+assessment+of+group+work+fairer+and+more+insightful+for+students+and+time-efficient+for+staff+with+the+new+IPAC+software&rft.creator=Garcia-Souto%2C+MDP&rft.description=Universities+and+professional+bodies+increasingly+recognize+the+educational+benefits+of+students+working+in+group+projects.+However%2C+both+staff+and+students+have+concerns+about+the+fairness+of+the+assessment+when+all+the+team+members+get+the+same+mark.+In+particular%2C+this+leads+to+poor+student+experience+and+numerous+complaints+of+%E2%80%98free+ridders%E2%80%99.+One+increasingly+popular+way+of+addressing+these+concerns+is+via+the+use+of+the+IPAC+methodology%2C+i.e.+Individual+Peer+Assessment+of+Contribution+to+group+work.+The+IPAC+methodology+allows+academics+to+give+an+individual+mark+to+students+that+participated+in+a+group+work+activity%2C+and+this+is+based+on+their+contributions+as+seen+by+their+peers.+This+is+welcome+by+the+students+Who+claim+are+the+best+people+to+judge+the+contribution%2C+tackle+associated+problems%2C+and+encourages+student+engagement+and+professional+behavior+during+group+work.%0D%0A%0D%0AA+working+group+of+academics+was+formed+at+University+College+London+to+look+into+the+IPAC+methodology+and+identify+a+solution+that+could+be+implemented+across+the+institution.+After+extensive+conversations%2C+it+was+clear+that+there+was+a+general+agreement+among+practitioners+that+the+IPAC+methodology+should+be+used%2C+however+there+were+multiple+views+on+how+this+should+be+done+in+practice.+For+instance%2C+there+are+different+formulas+that+can+be+used+to+combine+the+%E2%80%9Cgroup+mark%E2%80%9D+and+the+%E2%80%9CIPAC+value%E2%80%9D+into+the+%E2%80%9Cindividual+marks%E2%80%9D%3B+different+questions+and+scales+that+are+used+to+ascertain+the+level+of+contribution%3B+different+opinions+of+the+feedback+that+should+be+given+back+to+the+students+from+the+available+information%3B+or+even+if+self-assessment+should+be+included%3B+different+moments+on+time+when+the+peer+assessment+could+take+place%2C+etc.%0D%0A%0D%0AOn+the+other+hand%2C+the+implementation+of+the+IPAC+methodology+is+very+staff-time+consuming+without+a+tool+(3-4+full+working+days+for+an+80-students+class).+This+includes+collection+of+students%E2%80%99+views+and+assessment+of+their+peers%2C+selecting+and+organizing+data+corresponding+to+each+student%2C+calculating+IPAC+values+and+giving+each+student+their+individual+feedback%2C+etc.+In+practice%2C+this+means+that+without+a+tool+to+make+this+process+efficient%2C+IPAC+is+not+always+used+even+if+beneficial.%0D%0A%0D%0ATherefore%2C+an+automatic+IPAC+tool+or+software+is+needed%2C+but+this+needs+to+be+adaptable+to+the+user.+This+paper+presents+some+priority+requirements+for+the+IPAC+tool+that+I+identified+from+extensive+literature+reading%2C+own+experience+and+numerous+conversations+with+other+staff+members.+The+paper+also+presents+a+new+IPAC+tool+designed+and+developed+in+view+of+these+priorities%2C+which+include+extensive+customization%2C+quick+and+personalized+feedback+to+students+and+staff-time+efficiency.+This+paper+and+software+is+useful+to+any+academic%2Fteacher+setting+and+assessing+group+work.&rft.subject=group+work%2C+software%2C+IPAC%2C+peer+assessment%2C+assessment%2C+feedback&rft.publisher=IATED&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=13th+International+Technology%2C+Education+and+Development+Conference&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++INTED2019+Proceedings.++(pp.+pp.+8636-8641).++IATED%3A+Valencia%2C+Spain.+(2019)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10101068%2F1%2FINTED2019_paper_PilarGarciaSouto_v4.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10101068%2F&rft.rights=open