Examining the Effects of Two Combined Peer and Teacher Feedback Models on College Students' Writing Quality

Building Scholarly Writers: Student Perspectives on Peer Review in a Doctoral Writing Seminar

“…Based on a historical analysis of peer review as a teaching tool, Ching (2007) pointed out that its use in composition classes dates back to the late 19th century. Peer review has been used successfully as well in a wide variety of courses including English as a Foreign Language (Yang, 2011), English composition (Ching, 2007;Chiu, Wang, & Wu, 2007;Yuehchiu, 2007), psychology (Cho, Schunn, & Charney, 2006;Covill, 2010), and educational leadership (Caffarella & Barnett, 2000). Doctoral students in educational leadership who participated in evaluating one "Scholarly Writing Project" in fact identified peer review as the most influential aspect of the course and of their learning about how to write for publication (Caffarella & Barnett, 2000).…”

“…Examining peer review in an English writing course in Taiwan, Yang (2011) found that despite initial doubts about their peers' abilities, most students positively evaluated peer reviews of their writing. Students may also have reservations about their own reviewing ability (Chiu et al, 2007). Based on in-depth interviews with students in an English composition course, Yuehchiu (2007) concluded that multiple-draft revision is an important aspect of the peer review process and that students could benefit from training in peer response.…”