Template to include in your syllabus to inform students about Kritik

Written by Jonathan Sherman

Updated over a week ago

Instructors usually include a section on Kritik to provide their students with an overview of what Kritik is, the science behind peer assessment, and any information needed to get set-up. You can copy and paste the template below into your syllabus, and customize as needed.

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This term, we will be using Kritik, a peer-to-peer learning and evaluation platform. It is an engaging and gamified web platform that helps you develop your critical thinking skills according to [Bloom’s Taxonomy](https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/#:~:text=Familiarly known as Bloom's Taxonomy,Analysis%2C Synthesis%2C and Evaluation.).

Each Kritik activity has 3 unique stages:

• Stage 1: Create → Follow the instructions, read the provided rubric and create a submission
• Stage 2: Evaluate → Anonymously score your peers based on a rubric, and provide written comments
• Stage 3: Feedback → Provide peer evaluators anonymous feedback on how motivational/critical their comments were

Grading

When you participate in Kritik activities, you will receive 3 scores: Creation score, Evaluation score and Participation score. Together, these will add up to XX% of your final course mark. To understand what these scores mean and exactly how they are calculated, please read the section How Scoring Works in Kritik’s help center.

Registration/Support

An email invitation will be sent to your school email account that contains the link to register for a Kritik account and enroll in the course. You MUST use your university email to sign up in order to access the course. If you did not receive any email yet, please contact Kritik using the live chat button on their website.

How to get help: If you have any questions about Kritik, please use the live chat on the Kritik Website. A human agent will respond promptly within a few minutes during business hours. You can also visit Kritik’s help center which should address any questions you have about the platform.