How to Check for Peer Review Allocations

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Advice on Giving Peer Feedback

The role of the peer-reviewer should be that of a reader, not an evaluator or grader. Remember that regardless of academic seniority, we are all learning from each other on this course, and peer feedback is a way to view your own work from a different perspective. We may think we have been clear in our explanations, but another voice helps us to see more holistically.

The peer-reviewer role in commenting should be descriptive: each reviewer should describe their response to the paper. For example, a peer-reviewer might write: “I found this description very clear” or “I do not understand how this point relates to your theory.” Please ensure that you understand all the concepts proposed - and all the specialised education terminology used. Some suggestions in your decision-making process:

Indicate which parts of the presentation the reader finds most or least effective, and why
List the major points of support or evidence (for your own learning)
Indicate sentences or paragraphs that seem out of order, incompletely explained, or otherwise in need of revision

Performing these tasks should enable each peer-reviewer to provide the writer with a written response that will help the writer determine which parts of the paper are effective as is, and which are unclear, incomplete, or unconvincing.

Other Helpful Resources

Here is a document that will lead you through the process of submitting a peer review to an assignment using a rubric and adding a global comment.