155D Peer Review

How important is it for a 21st-century professional to be good at giving and receiving criticism from peers?

• Not very important. Smart people can get by on

  their own.

• Somewhat important. Peer review is sometimes

  useful, though not always.

• Extremely important. Peer review is an

  indispensable professional skill

Suppose you’re planning to write a two-page memo on a prompt your professor gives you. What’s the single best time to ask for feedback?

• When you’re outlining the paper.

• After you’ve written a very rough first draft.

• After you’ve written a revised second draft.

• After you’ve written a final draft

Suppose a friend sends you an essay and asks you

what you think. Which of the following is most likely

to reduce the effectiveness of your exchange?

• Asking what kind of input your friend wants.

• Describing the essay’s strengths.

• Describing the essay’s weaknesses.

• Providing numerous suggestions.

Which of the following is the most helpful suggestion?

• This section discusses both schools and teachers.

  Can you make each one a section?

• This section is disorganized. I can’t follow it. Needs

  work.

• This section discusses both schools and teachers,

  and I find it confusing.

• Ugh.

Which of the following is an UNHELPFUL suggestion?

• This section is disorganized. I can’t follow it. Needs work.

• This section discusses both schools and experimental methods. Could you separate each into its own paragraph?

• Ugh.

• None of the above