Wednesday, January 26, 2011
My View on Peer Reviews
Hello Everyone. Well, I don't know about you but I absolutely love getting peer reviews! What I like the most about them is that everyone has their own opinions and something that I think I may have done a really good job on, someone else might get confused by or think that I need to put a little more work into making it sound better. My first encounter with peer reviews was not that great and that was because I was too sensitive about the negative feedback I was receiving. Once I realized that my peers were trying to be helpful and not criticize me I really learned to appreciate feedback. Now, the more feedback I receive the better. I really enjoy trying to incorporate other people's ideas into what I've written. To me, it makes your paper better because it now includes someone else's views/ideas and not just your own. After all, everyone needs help once in awhile.
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I totally agree! I love getting that feedback to help me make my work better. I do have to say however that I am always nervous to give a peer review. I always try to think of all the feedback I can give to be helpful but am always worried I might come across as rude or mean. I am glad I'm not the only one who likes them:)
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ReplyDeleteI think peer reviews are great! You should never let peer reviews make you feel bad, they are there to help! I'm excited about the opportunity to do them this week and I want people to be honest so I know what I need to work on! Hopefully everyone's feedback will help me to improve my paper for the final draft. Have a great week :-)
Gale Pressley
Heather, I completely agree with you. I had a bad experience with my fist time to receive feedback too. I did not take it well at all but I quickly began to realize that it was them just trying to help and not criticize my work. I also agree with you about how it makes your paper better when you get different ideas from others. I know I enjoy the feedback, and I would want to know what is interesting or boring to my reader. Good luck with you final paper, you will do great!
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