Influence of Peer-Assessment on English Speaking Performances

Abstract

The purpose of this innovation was the implementation of a lesson plan. That was focused on teaching the students to identify how to describe people while they showed their photos. The name of the unit was “Describing People”. The implementation of this innovation took a period of four weeks. Each week included 2 hours, an asynchronous, and a synchronous hour with a period of 30 minutes (via zoom). This study was carried out in an Educational Unit at Milagro, Guayas province. The students were minors; for this reason, parental consent was provided. Before starting the innovation, students were instructed in the use of a checklist for peer assessment. During the lesson plan, students learned how to describe people (age, name, profession, preferences) while showing peoples’ photos. Also, they practiced the use of grammar according to the main topic.