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Peer Reviews And Graduate Writers: Engagements With Language And Disciplinary Differences While Responding To Writing, Kate Mangelsdorf, Todd Ruecker
Peer Reviews And Graduate Writers: Engagements With Language And Disciplinary Differences While Responding To Writing, Kate Mangelsdorf, Todd Ruecker
Journal of Response to Writing
Although peer review as a method of writing response has been examined extensively, only limited research exists on peer review at the graduate level. This study examines graduate students’ peer review interactions in a writing workshop in which first- and second-language students from different disciplines were enrolled. The researchers focused on how students engaged with language and disciplinary differences as they peer-reviewed. Data were collected from two separate writing workshop classes over two semesters and included video recordings, observation notes, writing samples, and end-of-semester surveys. The researchers found that some students could provide only limited assistance when working with peers …