Introduction
This article provides an overview of the Skill Review tool, explaining its main functionalities and how it can be used across different teaching scenarios.
Skill Review supports teachers in providing structured, rubric-based feedback on activities such as presentations, oral exams, interviews, and other performance-based assessments.
In higher education, the focus has increasingly shifted from knowledge delivery toward skills development. Students are expected to build transferable competencies that support their continued studies, careers, and lifelong learning.
Skill Review helps instructors support this shift by enabling meaningful evaluation of how students demonstrate skills in practice, supported by clear criteria and targeted feedback.
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Benefits of using Skill Review
Skill Review helps instructors move beyond evaluating final outputs and instead assess student performance and skill development over time.
With Skill Review, instructors can:
Provide structured, consistent feedback using rubrics aligned with learning objectives
Assess skills demonstrated during live or performance-based activities
Support development of career-ready competencies such as communication, collaboration, and critical thinking
Track progress across multiple assessment moments rather than relying on a single evaluation point
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Increase transparency by clearly showing how performance is evaluated
How it works
Students can be assessed on their skills by their teacher and, in some cases, by their classmates. This is especially useful in activities such as project presentations or other performance-based assessments.
Skills such as initiative, motivation, participation, teamwork, engagement, organization, synthesis, attendance, and on-time delivery can be assessed using Skill Review and Group Member Evaluation.
Skill Review is primarily conducted by the teacher, who evaluates students using a rubric composed of multiple criteria with defined grading values.
A typical Skill Review activity includes three main stages:
Submit work: Students submit their response (for example: text, file, link, video, or another format depending on the activity setup).
Teacher review: The teacher evaluates student performance using predefined criteria aligned with the learning objectives.
Reflect and improve: Students review the feedback they receive and use it to reflect on their performance and further develop their skills.
When to use Skill Review
Skill Review is most effective when instructors want to evaluate how students demonstrate skills in practice, rather than only assessing written submissions.
Typical use cases include:
Assessing soft or technical skills demonstrated during live or performance-based activities (e.g., presentations, interviews, practical assessments)
Providing structured ratings and qualitative feedback aligned with learning objectives
Monitoring student development over time across multiple assessment moments
Best practices
To get the most value from Skill Review, it helps to define clear expectations and guide students toward strong performance.
Keep criteria specific and observable (e.g., “Clarity of argument” instead of “Good presentation”)
Use rubrics to describe expectations at each performance level
Combine quantitative feedback (ratings) with qualitative feedback (written comments)
Include examples in the instructions so students understand what strong performance looks like
Related tools (to avoid confusion)
These tools support different assessment purposes and are often used alongside Skill Review:
Assignment Review: used to provide feedback on submitted work such as documents, videos, or links
Self-Assessment of Skills: allows students to evaluate their own skills, while Skill Review focuses on instructor-led evaluation with its own configuration and roles