ComPAIR
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About
ComPAIR is ranked #3 of 22 in rubric software on Inferse. It runs on Self-hosted, Web.
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Facts
- Purpose
- ComPAIR pairs student answers for peer review, comparison, and feedback.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Adaptive scoring
- Instructors can enable scores that adapt to how an answer performs in comparisons and use them to generate subsequent pairs.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Peer feedback
- Students can refer to both answers in a pair when writing feedback, which the site says can support richer feedback and deeper critical thinking.compair.open.ubc.ca · 29 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The tool is described as suitable for higher education and K-12 communities.compair.open.ubc.ca · 29 Sept 2026
- Roles
- ComPAIR provides student, instructor, and system administrator roles with different permissions.ubc.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The application supports LTI login and course membership and grade updates for LTI consumers.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Learning analytics
- ComPAIR can send learning analytics using xAPI or Caliper to a Learning Record Store; both are disabled by default.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Authentication
- The README documents username and password, CAS, SAML 2.0, and LTI authentication options.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Attachments
- The default attachment upload limit is 250 MB, with PDF, audio, video, and image extensions listed as allowed by default.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Media integration
- Kaltura uploads can be enabled as an optional media attachment integration, and the README says only version 3 of the Kaltura API is supported.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Privacy settings
- Administrators can control whether instructors can access student email addresses and CAS/SAML usernames; those fields are disabled by default.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Transport security setting
- The README says SSL enforcement for requests through LTI and CAS is enabled by default and should only be disabled for development or staging.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- License and availability
- The project is open source under GPL-3.0 and described as freely available to download, install, and use.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The ComPAIR site says its support site has moved to compair.open.ubc.ca.ubc.github.io · 29 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- ComPAIR is a peer review application that pairs student answers so students can compare peer work and give feedback.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Comparison-based review
- Instead of evaluating one work at a time, students compare paired sets of peer work.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Adaptive scoring
- Instructors can enable scores that adapt to how an answer performs in each comparison, and those scores can be used to generate subsequent pairs.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Availability
- The project says it is freely available for anyone to download, install, and use.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- License
- The repository is licensed under GPL-3.0.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- The README documents running ComPAIR with Docker Compose and accessing it at localhost:8080.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Learning analytics
- ComPAIR can collect learning analytics using xAPI and/or Caliper, and either requires a Learning Record Store.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Authentication
- Documented login options include username and password, CAS, SAML 2.0, and LTI, with at least one authentication option required.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- LTI setup
- LTI consumers are configured by a system administrator using a consumer key and secret.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Email notifications
- Application-wide email notifications are disabled by default, and users can disable notifications for themselves when they are enabled.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Student data controls
- Settings control whether instructors can see student email addresses and third-party usernames, and whether students can edit profile fields such as their name and email.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Technology
- The README describes a JavaScript frontend using AngularJS and Bootstrap, with a Python Flask backend and Flask SQLAlchemy for database persistence.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- UBC describes ComPAIR as a tool for instructors and students to conduct peer assessment by comparing answers and providing feedback.ctlt.ubc.ca · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2002github.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- github.com/ubc/compair· checked 29 Sept 2026
- compair.open.ubc.ca· checked 29 Sept 2026
- ubc.github.io/compair/style-guide.html· checked 29 Sept 2026
- ubc.github.io/compair/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- ctlt.ubc.ca/2019/09/26/peer-assessment/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- github.com/ubc/iPeer· checked 28 Sept 2026


