Case Study: Ohio University boosts critical thinking and peer learning with Kritik

How Peer Learning Prepares Students for their Future

Dr. Brian Hoyt, a Professor of Management at Ohio University, sought to improve his students' critical thinking, teamwork, and collaboration skills. He faced the challenge of implementing effective peer-to-peer learning activities, as traditional methods were time-consuming to make meaningful and students often lacked proficiency in these key competencies valued by employers.

The vendor Kritik provided a peer assessment platform that structured and streamlined the peer feedback process. Using Kritik, Dr. Hoyt empowered students to anonymously evaluate each other's work with provided rubrics, which improved their critical thinking and evaluation skills. The solution also effectively supported his flipped classroom model, increasing student engagement, interaction, and accountability while reducing the instructor's grading workload.

Ohio University

Brian Hoyt

Professor of Management