LAE6392

A Summary of Our Group Project: Peer Review Improvements

Group Members: Erin Trauth, Angela Tartaglia, Andrea Dennin, Melissa Jones, Richard Ellman

Description: Our group sees the value in an effective peer review, as we have learned that many of our students learn best from one another. We do, however, feel as though the current peer review guidelines are not currently set as an one-size-fits-all activity; we need some variation in this learning method to make it work best for your individual classes. In this spirit, our group intends to add a variety of choices and theories regarding peer review to the FYC instructor page. We plan to add new forms of peer review, the methodology behind many of these forms, new rubrics for take-home and in-class peer reviews, and a survey of popular methods used at universities around the country. We hope to offer some alternatives for our own peers in their conquest to hold effective peer reviews in their classrooms.

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I just wanted to note that I think this is a very exciting and needed activity.  One of the things that I find perplexing is that when you asked students about peer review you get such diverse responses.  Some students described the activity as extremely beneficial whereas others call it a waste of time.  I guess I'm curious whether or not these same students are describing the same activity.  I also think it would be very nice if you added hyperlinks from your names to your home pages