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## How to Give and Receive Effective Peer Reviews

This class involves a lot of peer review assignments; it's crucial to understand how to
give and receive effective peer reviews.

## Giving Effective Peer Reviews

Significant work has been done on peer review to figure out what's most effective.
Below are some resources to get you started:

* [Peer review: how to get it right – 10 tips][1],
a good rundown of peer review in science from the Guardian, with lots of applicable advice to us.
* [Giving Constructive Feedback][2], a guide from Cabrillo College.
* [Giving and Receiving Feedback: A Guide to the Use of Peers in Self-Assessment][3], a guide
from the University of Technology Sydney.
* [How to Give Effective Feedback, Both Positive and Negative][4], from the New York Times,
focused on workplace feedback but still pertinent to us.
* [Giving Constructive Feedback for Dummies][5], because there's a 'for dummies' for
everything nowadays!


There are also a set of models we've seen used effectively in the past:


* **The Criticism Sandwich.** Lead with some positive feedback, then move on to
the critique, then return to some positive feedback.
* **The PCQ Model.** Start with the Praise, then move on to the Criticism, then
conclude with your Questions.
* **No Criticism, Only Advice.** Instead of explicitly critiquing any element
of the peer's paper, emphasize instead how it could be improved to frame your
feedback positively.
* **No Review.** Perhaps the best review one that isn't even a review. Instead
of even focusing on how this assignment could be improved, focus instead on how
you can help the peer's next assignment be even better.
* **Give Them What The Ask For.** We advise that you include explicit questions
or requests for your peer reviewers in your assignments; if you're reviewing an
assignment with questions, make sure to answer them!


And finally, when giving peer reviews, remember that peer review serves several
purposes. It is normal to think that the sole purpose of peer feedback is to
receive more feedback. However, research shows that peer review is actually
highly useful for the person writing the review: by putting yourself in the
role of the reviewer, you approach the assignment critically and ultimately learn<commit_msg>Update tips-09-effective-peer-reviews.md<commit_after>---
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## How to Give and Receive Effective Peer Reviews

This class involves a lot of peer review assignments; it's crucial to understand how to
give and receive effective peer reviews.

## Giving Effective Peer Reviews

Significant work has been done on peer review to figure out what's most effective.
Below are some resources to get you started:

* [Peer review: how to get it right – 10 tips][1]{:target="_blank"},
a good rundown of peer review in science from the Guardian, with lots of applicable advice to us.
* [Giving Constructive Feedback][2]{:target="_blank"}, a guide from Cabrillo College.
* [Giving and Receiving Feedback: A Guide to the Use of Peers in Self-Assessment][3]{:target="_blank"}, a guide
from the University of Technology Sydney.
* [How to Give Effective Feedback, Both Positive and Negative][4]{:target="_blank"}, from the New York Times,
focused on workplace feedback but still pertinent to us.
* [Giving Constructive Feedback for Dummies][5]{:target="_blank"}, because there's a 'for dummies' for
everything nowadays!


There are also a set of models we've seen used effectively in the past:


* **The Criticism Sandwich.** Lead with some positive feedback, then move on to
the critique, then return to some positive feedback.
* **The PCQ Model.** Start with the Praise, then move on to the Criticism, then
conclude with your Questions.
* **No Criticism, Only Advice.** Instead of explicitly critiquing any element
of the peer's paper, emphasize instead how it could be improved to frame your
feedback positively.
* **No Review.** Perhaps the best review one that isn't even a review. Instead
of even focusing on how this assignment could be improved, focus instead on how
you can help the peer's next assignment be even better.
* **Give Them What The Ask For.** We advise that you include explicit questions
or requests for your peer reviewers in your assignments; if you're reviewing an
assignment with questions, make sure to answer them!


And finally, when giving peer reviews, remember that peer review serves several
purposes. It is normal to think that the sole purpose of peer feedback is to
receive more feedback. However, research shows that peer review is actually
highly useful for the person writing the review: by putting yourself in the
role of the reviewer, you approach the assignment critically and ultimately learn
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