The final peer review recap
The peer review sessions in this class have slowly grown on me. The major thing I didn’t like about the process was finding an outside reader; like I said before, it was an added stress that I didn’t find to be worth it. On the other hand, I particularly like having the opportunity to ask my peers their advice about things I was struggling with. When I get stuck on something it usually drives me crazy and prevents me from concentrating on any other parts of an essay. Receiving a few tips makes it easier for me to fix a problem and then be able to focus on other aspects of my essay.
I also like the idea of the star system, but I think it would be more beneficial if the stars weren’t involved. The system would be better if people used it as a rubric for analyzing a paper and then gave advice on how to fix the problems they saw. I think this would provide the writer with better feedback.
The reviews that pin pointed problems in my essays were the most helpful. I really appreciated every comment that I received. My peers’ advice always helped me out and made my essay stronger than it was before. I learned to really take their advice to heart and try to make the best of it in my essays.
Reviewing others work was also beneficial to me. Sometimes, I would notice things in my peers’ papers, and then when I went back to my own essay I would notice the same, or similar, mistake that I hadn’t realized was there before. While I am not always sure if I am giving advice that my peers will appreciate, I think I get a lot out of it.
Overall, this last review was really good. I believe I really got excellent advice. My reviewers really gave me great advice on how to improve my essay. They provided me with ideas to help me with my specific problem and made comments about things they noticed. I think that is probably the best way to go about a peer review.
