For longer assignments or for more detailed analysis, you can have students take home a classmate's draft to review and comment on. If, however, the task is for groups to comment on appropriate format, language, and detail on a short lab report draft, via a feedback form, the instructor may choose to have the groups work in class . Also, if it is an activity where the students may need extra help or guidance from the instructor, such activities should be structured for the classroom . And, of course, there is always the option of having the peer feedback work take place both in and out of class . For example, students could take copies of a draft and a feedback form home as homework, and then the next class can be used as a time to discuss the feedback, make suggestions, do some in-class revisions, and get feedback on those revisions.
Sharing writing with others can produce anxiety for many students.
Instead, describe what confused you or what you didn't understand. Instead of just simply handing back the feedback form, you might set aside class time or encourage them to discuss their responses with the writer . There is always the possibility that the writer might misunderstand the comments the peer reviewer made, and so allowing time for discussion will allow time for clarification and elaboration . Some instructors like to visit each group to listen to the comments students give each other . In general, it's not a good idea to interfere too much with the normal functioning of the group or the task at hand.