In Fall 2018, 281 students in an Introductory Biology course at the University of California Santa Barbara were assigned two writing-to-learn peer learning activities in Eli Review. Faculty members Mike […]
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If writers do not submit drafts, they are not included in review groups. If reviewers don’t give feedback, they have also missed review. Missing review, either by being excluded or […]
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Students revise using far less feedback than they receive. Pay attention to writer’s uptake so that you can encourage more and better uptake in the future. How do you pay […]
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Students need to be on-pace together for effective peer learning. A writer without a draft is unprepared for full participation in a review. Problem: Late for Writing Deadlines Most writers […]
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Improvement depends on practice. In practice, frequency matters. Becoming a better reviewer takes practice. Because it happens between stages of students’ (graded) work as writers, giving helpful feedback gets short […]
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