peerScholar vs Student Peer Review

peerScholar is a formative peer-assessment platform from Cogneeto Inc. Its activity formats are Classic, Case Study, and Group Work. In Classic activities, students submit work, assess peers, receive feedback, and may revise and resubmit. Group Work can include group assessments, individual assessments, and evaluations of group members. Assessment controls include multiple choice, points, dropdowns, star ratings, checkboxes, Likert scales, rubrics, and comments; peer feedback can use scales, matrix rubrics, points, dropdowns, comments, and annotations. Grades may combine instructor or teaching-team evaluations, peer ratings, and participation. The platform connects to learning management systems and virtual learning environments through LTI 1.3 and APIs, with single sign-on, roster, group, and grade synchronization. The WCET offer describes 24/7 support through email, in-app, chat, and social media. It is available through web and API. Pricing is on request; the listed WCET Promotional plan costs $4,500 a year and includes unlimited courses, faculty, team members, students, and activities.

Student Peer Review is a web-based assessment tool that uses peer learning and artificial intelligence to assess students, gauge understanding, and support learning of curricular concepts with less teacher clerical work. Instructors can build essays, videos, graphics, or multiple-choice assessments. AI content generation covers assessments, quizzes, questions, rubrics, passages, and sample answers; the site also describes using ChatGPT to help instructors create assessments. Listed instructor tools include controlling an AI robot, limiting student use of selected AI tools, collaboratively measuring individual results, and locating misunderstood concepts. The stated audiences range from K-12 schools and colleges to trade schools, businesses, corporations, and government organizations. The Free plan is free and covers one course, 50 students, and 10 assessments for six months, with unlimited features and no credit card. AI Subscription costs $3 a month, with 600,000 generated words and no expiration; a separate AI trial is available for 30 days with 10,000 words. Annual plans cost $8 a year and $25 a year.