GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS COMPLETING A PEER REVIEW ASSIGNMENT

This is an example of guidelines for students participating in a peer review assignment.

Before beginning the Peer Review, you may wish to review the Student Guide for Peer Reviews in Canvas.

Go to the Assignment page (Draft for Peer Review).
On the right sidebar, look for your assigned peer reviews.
Before doing any assessment of the work, read the complete paper submitted by your assigned peer(s).
Open a new document to to gather your comments and feedback. You may copy/paste list of questions, below, into your document if you wish.
Re-read the assignment and consider the following, noting your thoughts and any feedback you wish to share with the author.
Remember: You are reviewing a draft of a paper, not editing spelling mistakes and grammar. Focus on content, structure, organization of ideas, quality of information. Provide feedback that will help the author with next round of revision.

Do I understand the issue? restate it in your own words
Do I understand the importance (who/how/why?) restate it in your own words
Do I agree that the author is developing a solution that is valuable for the groups identified in relation to the issue selected? explain why or why not
Do I think that the is the author’s writing clear? Will other people understand? is there enough information to support the idea?
Provide project suggestions. what else do you want to know? what else, if anything, do you think the author should include in his/her paper?

In Canvas, go use the Rubric in the grading tool to evaluate the work you reviewed. Be sure to click save.
Then, attach your document with feedback for the author. Add a comment if you wish.