Formative assessment allows to know if the students are making progress or not, in the achievement of learning objectives, through the permanent monitoring of your progress and the provision of adequate guidance provided by the evaluator. The formative evaluation is not focused only on the attainment of curricular objectives, but it goes beyond them, and the reflection of the student considers important about their own process of learning and performance.
In line is, a determining factor in the effectiveness of this process has to do with the quality of the feedback information to receive students about their progress and performance, because from it, effects occur in the short and long term on the learning and regulation, However, This task usually falls into the hands of teachers, for this reason, involve the students themselves to be part of this process, It might be beneficial for learning. In this sense, the development of skills to work in Group and achieve shared goals, is also, the focus of attention in the higher education, current research supports its utility.
In recent years, research on the evaluation and feedback of peers, It has been growing. It has been shown the effectiveness of peer interaction and consensus based on the evaluation of peer learning.