peer evaluation

Coworker judges work

Peer evaluation is assessment of someone's work or performance by others at the same level—classmates reviewing each other's essays, coworkers rating colleagues, or scientists reviewing research submissions.

The practice aims to provide feedback from those with comparable expertise or standing: The course grade includes peer evaluation of group projects.

Also called peer review or peer assessment.

Opposites
source of assessment

peer evaluationself-evaluation

Assessing your own performance

self-assessment · self-review · independent review · client feedback

formality and structure

peer evaluationstandardized testing

Identical assessments across populations

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