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Thu 21 Mar 2024 11:10 - 11:35 at Meeting Rooms B110-112 - Assessment & Grading Chair(s): Amanpreet Kapoor

Mechanical TA 2 (MTA2) is an open-source, distributed peer grading system that boosts performance by leveraging both trusted TAs and computationally intensive algorithms. The system provides a unified platform for submission of assignments, grading by both peers and TAs, and reporting of feedback. It also supports dividing students into different pools based on their peer-grading prowess; mechanisms for automated calibration and spot checking; and the ability for students to appeal grades and to give feedback about individual reviews. Bayesian inference and mixed-integer programming algorithms perform interpretable aggregation of peer grades and estimate students’ grading performance, providing feedback, incentivizing high-quality grading, and directing TA spot checks appropriately. Analysis of data from four offerings of a large undergraduate class provides empirical evidence of MTA2’s effectiveness.

Thu 21 Mar

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10:45 - 12:00
Assessment & GradingPapers at Meeting Rooms B110-112
Chair(s): Amanpreet Kapoor University of Florida, USA
10:45
25m
Talk
Diverging assessments: What, Why, and ExperiencesGlobal
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Amin Sakzad Monash University, David Paul University of New England, Judy Sheard Monash University, Ljiljana Brankovic University of New England, Matthew P. Skerritt RMIT University, Nan Li University of Wollongong, Australia, Sepehr Minagar Monash University, Simon , William Billingsley University of New England
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11:10
25m
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Mechanical TA 2: Peer Grading With TA and Algorithmic SupportGlobal
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Hedayat Zarkoob University of British Columbia, Kevin Leyton-Brown University of British Columbia
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11:35
25m
Talk
Rubric for the Quality of Answers to Student Queries about CodeGlobal
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Svana Esche Technical University of Darmstadt
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