At first I did not understand why we had to go through the peer review process after every assignment but as time progressed I realized how much my peers’ comments had improved my writing. I also learned a lot just from reading through their papers. It was good to see how other people approached the assignments.
Everyone in this class was always receptive to my comments. They never took offense to the suggestions I made, and after reviewing their final pieces my comments reflected. This was the most fulfilling part of the peer review process. Actually going back and seeing how my comments helped them to draft a better essay.
Most of the time my classmates gave me detailed revisions, but there were times when I received vague feedback. And I must admit, there were times that I did not give the most helpful feedback. I found that I gave the best feedback when I dedicated more time to the peer review process.
The last peer review was helpful because I had an incomplete draft. This was the first time I posted a draft that was so unorganized. But the feed back I received from my group members helped me to put my paper in order. Although their comments were brief, they said just enough to guide me in the right direction.
If I had to give advice to someone about the peer review process I would say that you should never take it lightly. Overall, I think I took most of the peer reviews lightly, and my papers suffered from it.
