Classes that require writing assignments commonly engage students in some form
of peer review. Such reviews can profit from two computer applications: news
groups and specialized communication client software. In a recent survey, a
majority of the students who conducted peer reviews in a business writing class
found the activities useful and worthy of repeating in future semesters. But they
suggested that faculty provide more guidelines and topics to enhance the substance
of the review, train students more directly in the computer applications, and allot
more time to conduct the reviews at a comfortable pace.
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Pachecho, A. (1994). Peer response: Is it worth the effort? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Nashville, TN, March 16-19. Available: ERIC Clearinghouse No. ED371393.
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