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Blog Page: "How do you feel about peer reviews? What have your experiences with them been like?"

The way I feel about peer reviews is simple, I love them. When you have your peers looking over your work they see things on the same level as you and not as a teacher. For me, it is easier to take criticism on my paper from my peer than a teacher. In my eyes I know that a professor is (sometimes) looking for perfection in every aspect. A peer is not also they can help you if you seem to be stuck in one particular aspect of the piece.

All the experiences I have had with peer reviews has been good ones. I have yet to come across a negative peer review. I know that my day is coming & I am not looking forward to it. In the instances that I have had, the person was pretty open to suggestions and corrections. I think that is a key factor in doing peer review: keeping an open mind to suggestions.

Michelle