This document discusses peer assessment, which involves students critiquing and providing feedback to each other's work. It defines peer assessment and outlines its benefits for both students and instructors. Students can develop skills in assessing others, self-assessing, and revising their work based on feedback. However, challenges include students providing meaningful feedback without guidance and feeling uneasy assessing peers. The document also describes where peer assessment can take place, how it can be graded, and examples of peer assessment activities. It concludes that successful peer assessment requires effective implementation and management integrated into course design to support learning.