There are two types of evaluations that can be done for group activities: Between-Group and Within-Group.

Between-Group is a standard group activity where students work together in creating a submission to the Create stage. In the Evaluation stage, evaluations of each group’s work will be completed individually by students. Students will be assigned to evaluate submissions from peer groups other than their own.

Within-Group is where each student individually submits their own work during the Creation stage. In the Evaluation stage, students will evaluate each other’s work within their group.

If you are interested in running a Live Presentation Group Activity, see this article instead.

Between-Group Activities

A between-group activity is when groups work together to submit one creation.
In the evaluation stage, each student will evaluate other groups’ creations individually.
The feedback stage is also done individually, similarly to a regular activity.

How to set up a Between-Group activity:

Select Create Activity at the top right-hand corner of the Activity Page in Kritik
Select Create Activity at the top right-hand corner of the Activity Page in Kritik
Select ‘Group’ under Activity Type
Select ‘Between Groups’ under Evaluation Type
Select your Group Set
Fill out the Activity Details
1. Title - Should be clear and recognizable for students
2. Objective - Can include any learning objectives from the activity
3. Instructions - Provide guidance for your students on how to carry out the activity. If you wish, you can add tables, videos, or links in this section.
4. Resources - Attach additional files associated with the activity. This can be more detailed instructions, course notes, or other resources
Evaluator notes if applicable.
1. Select ‘Evaluator Notes’
2. Write in the textbox provided or select ‘Attach File’ to provide additional notes
  NOTE: Include notes or attach files that will only be available to Evaluators. Students will only see the notes after the evaluation stage starts.
Select a rubric
1. Select the drop-down menu under ‘Rubric Template’
Fill out the Options section
1. Select file attachment options
  1. All file types include Images, Video, Audio, PDF, Word documents, Excel, Powerpoint, Text, and Zip
  2. Select ‘Specific Types’ if you wish to disable specific attachment options for students
  3. To disable all attachments, select ‘Disable’
2. Choose the number of evaluations you would like students to complete
  1. This is the number of peer evaluations students will be assigned to evaluate
3. Determine the grading weight of the activity
  1. The default grading weight is 1pt
4. Select if you would like to turn on Late Submissions on
Select ‘Save Activity’
Schedule activity
1. Once an activity has been scheduled the activity card will view as:

Within-Group Activities

A Within-Group activity is when each student in a group submits an individual creation
Each creation from within the group will be distributed for evaluation only to other group members of the same group
Within-group activities are great for groups to assess team members’ contributions to group projects. In this case, the creation submitted could be a self-reflection of how each student believes they contributed.
Within-group activities can also be used to provide more focus for smaller, topic-based assignments.

NOTE: Students will be able to see which group member they are evaluating in the Evaluate Stage but the evaluations given will be anonymous in the Feedback Stage.

How to set up a Within-Group activity:

Select the Activities icon on the left navigation menu.
Select create activity at the top right-hand corner of the Activity Page in Kritik
Select ‘Group’ under Activity Type
Select ‘Within-Groups’ under Evaluation Type
Select your Group Set
Fill out the Activity Details
1. Title - Should be clear and recognizable for students
2. Objective - Can include any learning objectives from the activity
3. Instructions - Provide guidance for your students on how to carry out the activity. If you wish, you can add tables, videos, or links in this section.
4. Resources - Attach additional files associated with the activity. This can be more detailed instructions, course notes, or other resources
Evaluator notes if applicable.
1. Select ‘Evaluator Notes’
2. Write in the textbox provided or select ‘Attach File’ to provide additional notes
  
  NOTE: Include notes or attach files that will only be available to Evaluators. Students will see the notes after the evaluation stage starts.
Select a rubric
1. Select the drop-down menu under ‘Rubric Template’
Fill out the Options section
1. Select file attachment options
  1. All file types include Images, Video, Audio, PDF, Word documents, Excel, Powerpoint, Text, and Zip
  2. Select ‘Specific Types’ if you wish to disable specific attachment options for students
  3. To disable all attachments, select ‘Disable’
2. Choose if you would like students to Self-Evaluate
3. Determine the grading weight of the activity
  1. The default grading weight is 1pt
4. Select if you would like to turn on Late Submissions on
Select ‘Save Activity’
Schedule activity