Thursday, September 4, 2014

How Can You Provide Meaningful Feedback to Your Peers? Blog Post #3

In the video, What is Peer Editing?, I learned that when peer editing you must make it more of a compliment than an insult to their work. You must follow the three basic steps; compliments, suggestions, corrections. I was unaware of the importance of compliments. I can see now after watching, Writing Peer Review Top 10 Mistakes, that it can be really hurtful and offensive to flat out say, "you spelt this word wrong, are you dumb?!". I have personally been peer reviewed by people like Mean Margaret and Picky Patty. When you do not make suggestions and compliments it can be taken the wrong way.

I also learned in the videos and slideshows that when peer reviewing you as the writer should not take everything so personally. Like the little girl in Writing Peer Review Top 10 Mistakes says, "so what it's my paper anyways", when arguing about how to spell "fox", she is correct, it is her paper. It will be the writer that suffers if she or he does not take advice from the peer reviewer. However, I strongly believe if you follow the three basic steps you will successfully review a paper without hurting anyone's feelings. Don't be a bully! Just remember: compliments, suggestions, and corrections. Those three things will make it easier on both the writer and the reviewer.


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2 comments:

  1. John Hadley StrangeSeptember 11, 2014 at 5:50 PM

    From Grammar-Monster.com: "If you're following US writing conventions, use spelled.
    If you're following UK writing conventions, use spelt.
    If you're referring to the wheat, use spelt." Since we follow US conventions you should use spelled, not spelt

    "However, I strongly believe if you follow the three basic steps you will successfully review a paper without hurting anyone's feelings." I wish that were true but it is not always the case.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 12, 2014 at 2:24 PM

    Hi Ashley!

    While I don't believe it is mean to tell someone they spelled a word wrong (as long as it's done politely), it would be ugly to tell them they are dumb. Calling someone those types of names could possible hurt their self confidence. I wouldn't want anyone to loose their motivation on an assignment and possibly the next because they were called unkind words. However, I think there will always be some who will allow their feelings to be hurt or take offense no matter how nice their peer editor is!

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