The use of self- and peer-contribution assessments within a final year pharmaceutics assignment

This paper describes the experience of introducing student assessment of contribution to a final year pharmaceutics formulation group assignment, using a combined self- and peer-assessment approach. The Contribution Weighting Factors (CWFs) calculated from the student assessments were very tightly distributed, and the resulting adjustment to the overall individual mark received by the majority of the students was small. Very similar contributing factors would have also been obtained if only student peer-assessment had been utilised.