Self and Peer Assessment in Professional Education: A Preliminary Study in Law. TERC Research and Development Paper No. 55.

A study of the role of self, peer, and instructor assessment in the self-concept of undergraduate law students focuses specifically on the assessment of students' class participation. The procedure described can be used for the assessment of class participation in any subject. The criteria for assessment generated by students are given, a comparison between self, peer, and teacher marks is made, and the reactions of the students involved in the study are presented. A copy of the instrument used is appended. (LH)