{"id":4039,"date":"2021-03-16T16:47:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T21:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/?p=4039"},"modified":"2021-03-16T16:47:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T21:47:22","slug":"community-conversations-peer-feedback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/2021\/03\/16\/community-conversations-peer-feedback\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Conversations: Peer Feedback"},"content":{"rendered":"

February\u2019s Community Conversation\u00a0<\/span>focused on<\/span>\u00a0Peer Feedback<\/span>, led by CLAS and LA+D<\/span> faculty Kim Lowe, Summer Clark, Lisa Spitz, and Bill Porter. They are members of a long<\/span>–<\/span>standing research group that looks at ways to implement and improve peer review and critique and to \u201ccreate a better learning experience.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kim Lowe kicked off the conversation by explaining how she had hated peer review as a student and had vowed, \u201c<\/span>when I became a professor, I would never do it<\/span>.\u201d However, she saw the learning benefits and found the peer review protocol<\/a> the group created highly effective for her students. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Creating the Peer Review Protocol<\/h1>\n

In 2016, the interdisciplinary group <\/span>began to study peer revie<\/span>w<\/span>\u00a0by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>researching best practices for conducting peer feedback assignments, the benefits<\/span>\u00a0of peer feedback<\/span>, and how to address challenges. The benefits of peer review include self-reflection, self-regulation, critical thinking, and communication skills that transfer not only to other classes, but to <\/span>students\u2019<\/span>\u00a0professional careers. It enhances empathy and students\u2019 ability to navigate social and emotional interactions in the classroom while exposing them to perspectives and opinions other than\u00a0<\/span>those of<\/span>\u00a0their instructor.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

P<\/span>eer review also requires\u00a0<\/span>students to participate at a higher level of engagement. They must spend time and energy to provide constructive feedback that the other student can\u00a0<\/span>utilize<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>However, s<\/span>tudents may not trust the feedback they receive from other students and may not be sure if they should apply it or not.\u00a0<\/span>Students<\/span>\u00a0may even doubt their\u00a0<\/span>own\u00a0<\/span>ability to provide<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>feedback.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to these challenges, the first stage of the <\/span>peer review\u00a0<\/span>protocol <\/span><\/a>the group developed is to prepare students to do peer review. In this stage, the instructor builds trust in the process by discussing the strengths of peer review and, perhaps even more importantly, the reasons why they may be skeptical. Faculty should also discuss how peer review will be used within the class and model what effective peer review looks like. It\u2019s also important to assess the feedback given, not just the assignment being reviewed.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The second stage, the peer review session, is a scaffolded dialogue where students submit their assignment<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0identifying\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>areas\u00a0<\/span>where\u00a0<\/span>they most want feedback. Other students then provide feedback using a rubric or\u00a0<\/span>by answering a\u00a0<\/span>series of questions to guide their feedback. Students then review the feedback they received, rewriting it in their words to encourage processing, and determine how or if they will apply it.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the final stage, students revise their assignment. They also submit a summary noting how they implemented the feedback they received\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0reasons why they made those choices. The instructor then assesses\u00a0<\/span>both\u00a0<\/span>the assignment and the student feedback.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Internal-External<\/a><\/p>\n

Q&A<\/span><\/h1>\n

One question asked of the group was if peer review was spreading beyond art and literature courses. Summer Clark <\/span>spoke about using peer review to<\/span>\u00a0help her education students create better lesson plans and believes that it can be used across disciplines<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The group encourages faculty to co-create criteria for reviewing work in order to create consensus and understanding\u00a0<\/span>around what qualities embody good wor<\/span>k<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0regardless whether that work is a drawing, essay, presentation, or business analysis.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, that was just the beginning of the discussion<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0which included brainstorming strategies with the other attendees. Watch the recording<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to hear more and join our Faculty Community Conversation Team<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to continue chatting<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

February\u2019s Community Conversation\u00a0focused on\u00a0Peer Feedback, led by CLAS and LA+D faculty Kim Lowe, Summer Clark, Lisa Spitz, and Bill Porter. They are members of a long–standing research group that looks at ways to implement and improve peer review and critique … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164],"tags":[412,413,361,116],"class_list":["post-4039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-community-conversation","tag-faculty-discussion","tag-peer-review","tag-professional-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4039"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4045,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4039\/revisions\/4045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesleyelis.com\/elisblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}