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Table 1 Balanced, consensus-based peer asessment system

From: Peer assessment to improve medical student’s contributions to team-based projects: randomised controlled trial and qualitative follow-up

Level team member

Description

Marksa

Outstanding

Met all of their own requirements and have demonstrated evidence of leadership and team working skills far beyond what was expected

6

Very good

Met all of their own requirements and covering extra work beyond what was expected

5

Essential

Met all of their own requirements (perhaps after renegotiation of tasks)

4

Adequate

Covered most of the agreed tasks during the team work project

3

Underperforming

Covered some of the agreed tasks

2

Largely underperforming

Failed to meet agreed tasks and who have consistently failed to comply with the set team rules.

1

Free rider

No contribution to the team

0

  1. aThe overall team mark needs to add up to a total of 24 marks in a 6-member team, 20 marks for a 5-member team and 16 for a 4-member team