Graduation Year

2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

M.A.

Degree Granting Department

English

Major Professor

Joseph Moxley, Ph.D.

Committee Member

Elizabeth Metzger, Ph.D.

Committee Member

Meredith Zoetewey, Ph.D.

Keywords

composition, crtical analysis, peer feedback, peer review, recursive writing, reflexivity

Abstract

This study examines the ways in which frequency and reflexivity affect student engagement with the peer feedback process. I study the peer e-feedback sessions conducted via My Reviewers in a pilot model of Composition 2 at a large research university in the southeast in order to determine if an increased focus on the peer feedback activity might enhance the effectiveness of the process. Through textual analysis and survey results, I determine that an increased focus on electronic peer feedback along with an increase in frequency and reflexivity helps to minimize some common criticisms of the peer feedback process. In this pilot model, the instructor plays an increased role in the peer feedback process and students are also asked to create a detailed revision plan. These elements of the process help to address the criticism that students have difficulty addressing the validity of peer feedback and minimizes the likelihood that students will incorporate incorrect feedback into their revision plans (Ferris; Stanley). Additionally, students in this study demonstrate an increased understanding of the purpose of the feedback process through an increase in revision-oriented comments as they gain more experience with the activity.

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