Planning for Peer Review Sessions
Specify tasks for the peer review
Model how to use the workshop sheet or criteria list before peer review
Consider sequencing the peer-review tasks in multiple workshops
Provide adequate time for students to conduct thorough peer review of drafts
Helping Students Make Effective Comments
Helping Students Handle Divergent Advice
Resource: Sample workshop sheets
Helping Students Make Effective Comments
The least helpful comment to receive from a peer reviewer is "It looks OK to me." We want students to find strengths or positive features in a draft, but we need to encourage them to be as specific as possible, both about strengths and weaknesses.