peer judgment

Equal's critical appraisal

Peer judgment is evaluation by people of comparable status, expertise, or position.

In academic and professional contexts, it refers to assessment by fellow practitioners: The article underwent peer judgment before publication.

More broadly, it captures the social pressure of being assessed by equals: Teenagers are particularly sensitive to peer judgment.

Opposites
source of evaluation

peer judgmentself-assessment

Evaluating your own performance

self-evaluation · introspection · self-reflection · external audit · teacher assessment

evaluation method

peer judgmentstandardized testing

Identical assessments across populations

social dynamics

peer judgmentself-reliance

Depending on oneself alone

autonomy · non-judgment · suspension of judgment

Family

judgment, peer

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G