How to Use Peer Review

Resources to integrate peer review into introductory classes

In addition to the resources available in the reference section of this module, be sure to spend some time going through the pages for:

Instructor logistics: how to get students to provide useful and constructive feedback, how to get students to utilize the peer feedback they receive, and how to set up and facilitate electronic peer review for your students
Introduction for students: how to provide students with an introduction to peer review before handing out the first assignment
Sample forms: two common general styles of feedback forms include criteria grids and open-ended forms. Examples of specific evaluation forms include:
-- science research paper open-ended form

-- science lab report open-ended form

-- science article open-ended form

-- problem-solving open-ended form
Calibrated Peer Review: a web-based writing and peer review tool