Uncovering Substance

Abstract

The authors describe an accessible and adaptable approach to teaching revision to high school writers. Students reflect, communicate, and take action to substantively revise writing.

Remote Peer Review: Readiness, Efficacy, and Challenges

“…In their comments, two participants stated that the online peer reviews helped them reflect on their strengths and weaknesses in their writing, which was also reported by Tsui and Ng (2000). Two other participants said they appreciated learning from their peers' writings, something also noted by Early and Saidy (2014). An interviewee supported this view and indicated that they became more aware of their own writing structures through comparing their writings with their classmates.…”

“…S tudent peer review is considered an essential part of the process approach to EFL/ESL writing for several reasons. For example, peer reviews enable learners to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of their writing, promote their awareness of the audience (Tsui & Ng, 2000), and facilitate improved revisions (Early & Saidy, 2014). To make peer reviews successful, collaboration among learners plays an important role because it helps learners to negotiate meaning and reflect on their writing (Lockhart & Ng, 1995).…”