Case Study: University of Alabama at Birmingham boosts student engagement with Kritik

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Customer Case Study

Dr. Jennifer Young, an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was looking to increase student engagement in her hybrid literature courses. She was drawn to Kritik's platform to foster better communication and conversation between students, which was a challenge in her teaching environment. She also sought to shift her assessment focus towards more low-stakes writing tasks.

By implementing Kritik's peer review platform, Dr. Young introduced more asynchronous, low-stakes writing assessments that encouraged students to connect with the text and each other. The use of Kritik's customizable rubrics and calibration feature ensured grading accuracy and improved the quality of student feedback. This resulted in a large increase in student engagement and success, while also providing an enormous reduction in the instructor's need for one-on-one student engagement, as students received more valuable feedback from their peers.

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jennifer Young

Assistant Professor of English