Peer Evaluation Additional Questions

These questions indicate how much members of the team positively support one another. There are nine subsections: Notice, Praise, Correct, Report, Discuss, Gossip, Avoid Underperformers, Avoid Overachievers, and Urge, though the questions will appear all as one set to the student.

Scale: 1 = Almost Never, 2 = Rarely, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Often, 5 = Almost Always

How often do members of your team…

Notice (each other’s presence and quality of work)

• See what team members do on the team’s work?
• Notice what team members are doing on the team’s work?
• Notice how team members behave?
• Observe how team members do their part of the team’s job?

How often do members of your team...

Praise (one another for high-quality work)

• Congratulate team members if they are recognized for doing good work?
• Let others know that a team member is doing good work?
• Tell team members that they did a good job?

How often do members of your team...

Correct (each others’ mistakes)

• Take action if a team member is doing the job incorrectly?
• Correct team members when they make mistakes?
• Let team members know if they are doing something wrong?

How often do members of your team...

Report (issues to the instructor)

• Tell the instructor if a team member is doing something wrong?
• Let the instructor know if a team member is not meeting expectations?
• Tell the instructor if a team member is not keeping commitments to the team?
• Talk with the instructor about a team member who is letting the team down?
• Mention to the instructor that a team member is doing a poor job?

How often do members of your team...

Discuss (the project, as a group)

• Talk within the team about how team members do the job?
• Discuss with team members how everyone performs team tasks?
• Have team conversations about team members’ performance?
• Communicate openly within the team about members’ performance?

How often do members of your team...

Gossip (about each other and performance)

• Gossip about team members who do not perform like the rest of the team?
• Gossip about team members?
• Gossip about team members’ performance?
• Gripe about team members’ performance when they are not present?
• Complain about team members behind their backs?

How often do members of your team...

Avoid Underperformers

• Refuse to socialize with teammates who perform poorly?
• Avoid team members who perform poorly?
• Exclude poorly performing team members from social interactions?
• Avoid speaking to poorly performing team members?

How often do members of your team...

Avoid Overachievers

• Limit contact with team members who have higher expectations for the team’s work?
• Limit communications with team members who pressure the team to exceed expectations?
• Avoid contact with team members who push teammates for higher performance?

How often do members of your team...

Urge (one another to do better work)

• Pressure other team members to work harder?
• Push other team members to do better work?
• Urge other team members to do the best possible job?
• Try to get other team members to do more work or better work?

 

Video about the Peer Influences Questions set

From Loughry, M. L., & Tosi, H. L. (2008), “Performance Implications of Peer Monitoring”, Organization Science, 19 (6): 876-890 (with some modification).