Examples of Peer Review


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Depreciation Methods part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:Calibrated Peer Review:Examples
Straight-line, units-of-activity, double-declining balance depreciation methods activity.

Subject: Business, Economics

Plate Tectonics writing assignment suitable for Calibrated Peer Review part of Examples
This is an example of a writing assignment focussed on the use of data to support the theory of plate tectonics.

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics

Viewpoint on Causes of Global Warming - An Assignment Using Anonymous Electronic Peer Review With a Dropbox part of 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.

Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric gases, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes, Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes, Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change

Reducing Volcanic Hazards to People and Property - An Assignment with Electronic Peer Review part of Examples
This electronic peer review exercise has students discuss the major volcanic hazards and risks to humans.

Subject: Geoscience, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism

Human Impacts on Sharks: Developing an Essay Through Peer-Review on a Discussion Board part of Examples
Through a discussion board, students comment and respond to paper topics on the human impacts on sharks.

Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology

Writing about the climate (Calibrated Peer Review): part of Examples
This is an example of a writing assignment focused on the use of data to understand the earth's recent climate history.

Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Greenhouse effect, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Greenhouse effect, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change

Calibrated Peer ReviewTM: Discovering Dinosaurs part of Examples
In this activity, students write an essay on the history of scientific discoveries in the field of dinosaur paleontology.

Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology, Biology:Evolution

Calibrated Peer ReviewTM: Introduction - Why Study Geology? part of 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 Geology?", then write and essay addressing points listed in the Writing Prompt. After this, students are introduced to the process of Calibrated Peer Review and evaluate their papers.

Subject: Geoscience:Geology

Writing about the world's fisheries (Calibrated Peer Review): part of 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 on their understanding.

Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Geoscience:Oceanography, Biology

Student Peer Review Through A Discussion Board to Develop an Invasive Species Paper part of Examples
Through a discussion board, students comment and respond to paper topics on invasive species.

Subject: Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats:Invasive species