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The Effect Of Student Peer Response And Assessment On The Proficiency Of Writing Traits At The College Level, Korry Harvey, Misa Haring
The Effect Of Student Peer Response And Assessment On The Proficiency Of Writing Traits At The College Level, Korry Harvey, Misa Haring
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Research Question: How does student peer response and assessment impact the writing traits of college students?
Method: The study was designed to measure changes in student writing traits following a process of peer response. Ninety-one students participated in the project, each submitting two versions of a 4-6 page position paper—an initial draft and then a final version of the paper following peer review and assessment. In addition to written comments from readers, five different writing traits were rated on a scale of 1-4 for each draft: conventions, organizational structure, rhetorical style, critical assessment, and substantiation. These ratings were then compared …