how do we do democratic, yet responsible peer assessment?– updated

I’ve given this matter alot of thought and talked to some people about how to manage this part of the class. How can students engage in a democratic yet honest assessment of ourselves and others doing collaborative work?

So I’ve decided to use the system developed by  Jo Scott Coe’s, (author and teacher):

Team Assessmentsperjoscottcoe

Thanks to Jo for sharing her form!

There are 3 “grades” that you’ll assign to yourself and your team-mates:

L = lead

F= follow

G = get out of the way

G can be good, depending on the situation, but over time, you want to try to at least try L and F some of the time.

I’ll have you fill out these sheets at the end of every group project, exercise, and then you’ll hand them in to me.  We’ll see how it works.

Which one seems simpler to use? Fairer? What are the advantages of one over the other? Disadvantages?