Pursue today and assess tomorrow - how students' subjective perceptions influence their preference for self- and peer assessments.

Background: Alternative assessments engage students in the assessment process to improve both short- and long-term outcomes by developing their judgments and responsibility about their own learning, and that of their peers. In this study, we investigated students' perception towards self- and peer-assessment, their objectivity and impact on students' learning.

Methods: The study was conducted at the Medical University of Vienna.