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Calibrated Peer ReviewTM
FAQs and Instructionsat Texas A&M University
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If you have any questions on CPRTM that are not covered here,
please contact Dr. Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt and she will gladly add the answers to this listing.
Introductions to CPR:
1. A Quick PowerPoint Presentation
2. How to have a Successful Experience with CPR (directed toward students)
3. How You and Your Students Can Have a Successful Experience with CPR
Talks from 2007 CPR Symposium:
1. KEYNOTE: CPR - Past, Present and Future Arlene A. Russell, UCLA
2. How effectively is CPR being used? Julie Reynolds & Cary Moskovitz, Duke University
3. Using CPR to revive student test scores Devon Hackelton & Len Vandegriff, Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona
4. CPR - some keys to successful implementation Steven Balfour, Texas A&M University
5. Using CPR to improve student's ability to evaluate technical posters in a bioengineering lab Tracy Volz & Ann Saterbak, Rice University
6. Getting what you want - strategies for writing effective CPR assignments Kimberly Woznack, California University of Pennsylvania
7. Overcoming student resistance to CPR Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, A. Baris Gunersel and Nancy Simpson, TAMU
link to published paper: Overcoming Student Resistance to a Teaching innovation (2008)
8. Factors affecting student resistance to CPR Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, TAMU
- For The New Instructor:
- Setting Up a Course and Creating/Managing New Users:
- The Assignment Libraries:
- Writing Your Own Assignments:
- Activating Assignments:
- Managing Students During an Assignment:
- After the Assignment is Over:
- Miscellaneous:
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For The New Instructor:
- I have a new CPR account. How do I complete my profile so that I can login to the software?
All new CPR users (students and faculty) must complete an account profile. To do this, you must access the following URL: http://cpr.tamu.edu, click on Access CPR at TAMU, then click on the New Users: first time logging in?
link and follow the onscreen instructions. New users will be allowed to
select their own password and a challenge question and answer during
this process. You will be given your CPR username after you complete
setting up your profile and allowed to log in again. For more
information, you can watch "Flash" movies on Logging In As a New User
and Accessing the CPR Tour (compliments of Dr. Tim Su)
You will need the free
Macromedia Flash Player plugin to view these. [top]
- What Web browser do I need to use CPR?
CPR users must use Internet Explorer version 4 or higher (recommended) or Netscape Navigator version 4 or higher. [top]
- In CPR, what does an administrator do?
Administrators create and delete institution courses, and create, edit and delete user accounts. [top]
- Who are the administrators of CPR at TAMU?
- In CPR, what does an instructor/designer do?
An instructor activates and monitors assignments in a course. A designer authors assignments. [top]
- In CPR, what does a student do?
Students
take CPR assignments. During assignments, students explore source
material, enter text, perform reviews and view results. HERE is a flow chart (pdf) of what goes on during an assignment. [top]
- What can I tell my students about CPR, including some pointers that I can give my students for scoring their peers' essays?