It should come as no surprise then, that students also find peer review valuable. Students recognize the strengths and weaknesses of their own writing after reading and responding to another paper. Students develop a greater sense of and sensitivity to audience.
Students learn new information from their peers' papers.
Good peer review does not happen automatically, however. You can help your students become good peer reviewers by teaching them what to look for, and creating peer review opportunities in your classrooms. A particularly effective way to guide them is by developing and using feedback forms. Developing Feedback Forms Guide your students' feedback by providing them with a list of characteristics that are key to their success on the assignment. Make explicit your evaluation criteria.