Comparing tool
Assessment can be complex and time-consuming. Our comparing tool simplifies the process and makes assessment more reliable and more valid. How? By aligning with the natural way people make choices: by comparing. The comparing tool always shows two products and asks you to choose the best one. By comparing all products multiple times a reliable ranking is created, which you can link to scores.
Teachers and assessors value working with the Comproved comparing tool.
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Why assess comparatively?
Did you know that teachers differ up to 8 points on a 20-point scale when they judge the same student? Our comparing tool offers guidance. It:
- simplifies assessments
- bases scores on multiple assessments
- combines assessors’ expertise
Students can learn a lot from assessments. The Comproved comparing tool improves learning by:
- giving students insight in the quality of their work
- lets students compare their work with that of fellow students (through peer assessments)
- facilitates qualitative feedback
The Comproved comparing tool is the result of five years of thorough academic research. Comparative assessment:
- is more accurate than other assessment methods
- makes the best use of teachers’ expertise
- is easy to apply
- encourages feedback on complex skills
- provides valuable data for teachers and students
The Comproved comparing tool is perfectly suited for educational settings. It:
- integrates easily with other tools (LTI)
- delivers interactive results
- encourages collaboration with other teachers
Pricing and technical details
You can use the comparing tool in several ways.
The price depends on the number of users and the features used.
The comparing tool is easy to integrate with other learning platforms (LTI-proof).
Interested in working with our tool? We won’t throw you in the deep end but will guide your team with clear instructions and workshops.
- Single assessment: from 300 euros
- License Higher Education for an unlimited number of assessments: from 9000 euros
- Secondary and Elementary Education: contact us
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This is what users of the comparing-tool say
"The students enjoyed being able to look at many different texts. This way they saw that there is not one right way to a good text, but that there are different ways."
"How do you rate the quality of an interactive installation for a theatre festival? Assessments with rubrics are not appropriate here. Holistic assessment with the comparison tool offers a solution."
"Students found it difficult that they sometimes received conflicting feedback. But you can also learn from that. There is a reason why opinions differ and those opinions help to revisit your text on specific aspects. This way, students learn to deal with that uncertainty. I think that's one of the biggest advantages of Comproved."
"We often work with large-scale projects that are worth a lot of credits. When assessing these, we like to work with Comproved's comparing tool. Each assessor must consider whether a work scores satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Because assessors must also note why their judgement is positive or negative, they are challenged to put their judgement into words and make it explicit. Combined with the principle that multiple assessors look at the same work, those opinions - if they differ - can also be effectively expressed. By doing so, we create much more language for the underlying frame of reference that teachers typically have, which is often a blind spot. We are giving words to something for which there were no words before. That, to me, is the biggest plus of comparative judgement."
"Because students have to weigh the same text multiple times and each time against a different text, they are challenged to dive deeper into the text. They really have to argue why they think something is good or bad, and it’s in those arguments that the feedback lies that they can really work with. Usually I have to ask a lot of questions to achieve that kind of feedback, but Comproved forces them to get there by themselves.
"The teachers were very enthusiastic because they found it valuable to have peer feedback halfway through the course. They also saw that the students were learning more from it. They used their insights from the peer feedback to make their papers better towards the final product."
"The ranking based on the peer assessment did justice to the actual quality of the papers. The students did a good job of sensing which paper was of better quality and which was not."
"A lot of creativity is required of our students, and comparative judgement, I think, is ideally suited in a creative context. It also provides a huge and extremely valuable stream of feedback."
"This takes some getting used to. It looks like Tinder for improvement work, but Comproved is really great!"
"As the coordinator of a practical assignment, I supervise a 10-week program in which 200 first-year Primary Teacher Education students conduct a little research in a school and then put their findings into a report. To assess those reports, we have been using Comproved's comparing tool for several years. The reports are graded and given feedback by the entire teaching team. It truly gives me a good feeling that the ranking we obtain this way always does justice to what the student has submitted. The result is unanimous, well-considered and supported by every assessor."
"In the Construction programme, we assessed the personal brand of students using the tool. That was a success. Other subjects are now also interested. The reliability is particularly appealing. Teachers are getting more and more complaints, so they have to be self-confident. The use of the comparison tool helps in this respect."
"The biggest advantage of comparative judgment? I think there are several big advantages. To sum up: comparative judgment is fair, natural and efficient."