Helping students self monitor through EVS based feed-forward exercises

This paper describes using EVS clicker technology for engaging students with assignment criteria on a first year Multimedia course. This is done through in-class evaluations of items of previous cohorts´ work as well as through an online web application where students can compare previously submitted work side by side and establish a ranking of assignment quality. Finally, we report the opinions of a focus group concentrating the benefits of these approaches as well as discussing the issues of how to evaluate student evaluations and whether grading the participation in such activity helps or hinders the development of student conceptions of quality.