This page contains links to several websites with information and resources about peer review and online tools. If you know of other resources that you think should be listed here, please contact us.
General online resources
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A discussion of group work, including the assessment of relative individual contribution, with case studies.
http://www.bioassess.edu.au/assessment-types/groupwork -
A discussion of peer and self assessment, including specific examples.
http://www.bioassess.edu.au/assessment-types/peer-and-self-assessment -
A short multimedia tutorial on how to give good peer feedback on writing (University of Pittsburgh).
http://www.pitt.edu/~schunn/feedback/ -
Guide to using peer review, including example feedback forms and resources (University of Hawai’i).
http://manoa.hawaii.edu/mwp/faculty/teaching-tips/syllabus-design/writing-activities/peer-review -
Teaching guides: using student peer review (Colorado State University).
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/teaching/peer/ -
An introduction to peer review by the Science Education Resources Centre (Carleton College), including examples, review forms and tips.
http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/peerreview/index.html -
Using peer review to help students improve their writing (University of St. Louis) – information about how to plan and guide in-class peer-review.
http://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/node/425 -
Short video from Massachusetts Institute of Technology on peer review, including guidelines for students.
http://video.mit.edu/watch/no-one-writes-alone-peer-review-in-the-classroom-a-guide-for-students-8336/
Peer review online tools
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PRAZE – Highly flexible and customisable peer review system designed for any review context.
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CPR – Peer and self-assessment with explicit development of reviewing skills through calibration and repetition.
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PeerMark (Turnitin) – Anonymous or attributed peer review, integrated with Turnitin assignments, and beneficial where originality detection is also required.
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PeerWise – System designed for students to create and explain their understanding of course related questions, and to answer and discuss questions created by their peers.
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Thinkspiration – Online system where all peer review is done on the same document, letting others see what comments have been made and allowing them to build off those comment threads with more suggestions and ideas.
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SWoRD – Web-based reciprocal system emphasising development of writing skills.
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iPeer Peer evaluation web application (University of British Columbia, Faculty of Applied Science) – Web application that allows teachers to develop and deliver rubric-based peer evaluations.
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MyReviewers – Web-based, document markup, peer review and assessment tool, that uses set criteria and rubrics to allow for more objective feedback on student writing (University of South Florida).