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Calibrated Peer Review: Introduction - Why Study Geology? part of Peer Review:Examples
Sarah Andrews is a geologist who has also written a series of successful mystery novels featuring (naturally) a geologist who solves crimes in her spare time. Students read her article, "Why Study ...
Human Impacts on Sharks: Developing an Essay Through Peer-Review on a Discussion Board part of Peer Review:Examples
Through a discussion board, students comment and respond to paper topics on the human impacts on sharks. -
Viewpoint on Causes of Global Warming - An Assignment Using Anonymous Electronic Peer Review With a Dropbox part of Peer Review:Examples
This is an anonymous electronic peer review exercise that utilizes a dropbox, where students detail and support their viewpoint on nonhuman-induced global warming. -
Reducing Volcanic Hazards to People and Property - An Assignment with Electronic Peer Review part of Peer Review:Examples
This electronic peer review exercise has students discuss the major volcanic hazards and risks to humans. -
Peer Review part of Peer Review
Created by Laura Guertin, Pennsylvania State University Brandywine "For generations, the academic community has relied on peer review as a way of enhancing the knowledge base and encouraging serious ...
Exploration to Mars... or Not? An Exercise with Split-Screen Electronic Peer Review part of Peer Review:Examples
This is a split-screen electronic peer review exercise where students justify whether or not we should continue our exploration of Mars. -
Writing About Plate Tectonics: (Calibrated Peer Review) part of Peer Review:Examples
This is an example of a writing assignment focussed on the use of data to support the theory of plate tectonics. -
Writing About the Indian Monsoon (Calibrated Peer Review): part of Peer Review:Examples
This is an example of a writing assignment focussed on the use of data to understand mechanisms and processes that result in the Indian Monsoon. -
Writing about the world's fisheries (Calibrated Peer Review) part of Peer Review:Examples
A writing assignment that asks students to summarize the findings of the Pew Ocean Commission report "America's Living Oceans, contrast it to an opposing viewpoint, and recommend a fisheries policy based ...
Writing About the Climate (Calibrated Peer Review): part of Peer Review:Examples
This is an example of a writing assignment focused on the use of data to understand the earth's recent climate history. -



