The Problem Faculty Face
Kritik.io helps faculty manage large-class assessment loads by facilitating robust peer assessment, where students evaluate each other’s work, promoting deeper learning while dramatically reducing instructor grading time.
Meet Kritik.io
Kritik.io is an AI-powered peer assessment platform that automates the workflow of assigning, calibrating, and managing peer reviews, while tracking progress, engagement, and feedback quality.
In the Classroom
For example, an instructor teaching undergraduate history assigns a source-analysis essay. Using Kritik, students submit their work, and the platform distributes each essay to several peers for evaluation with instructor-defined rubrics. The AI then calibrates grading power, summarizes feedback trends, and reveals peer-to-peer learning growth.
Why It’s Useful
Saves instructors significant grading time while engaging students in actionable, multi-source feedback loops. This improves student critical thinking and communication while maintaining grading integrity, even in large and diverse classes.
What to Watch Out For
Potential for peer bias or uneven feedback quality: while AI calibration helps, faculty must actively monitor and adjust rubrics/participation to prevent collusion or disengagement.
Give It a Try
- Link: https://www.kritik.io
- Quick experiment: Set up a peer-review activity for an upcoming assignment and use Kritik’s AI rubric generator to create criteria; compare grading speed and feedback quality versus traditional marking.
- Cost: Free trial and paid institutional licenses (approx. $24/flat rate per student per term).