Peer
Reviewing
According to the (Wegener. 2005) that Peer Review is
the evaluation of creative work or performance by other people in the same
field in order to maintain or enhance the quality of the work or performance in
that field.
Rollinson, (2005: 23) Peer Review: a process whereby
the students use each other as sources of feedback, “in such a way that they assume roles and
responsibilities normally taken by a formally trained teacher in commenting
on and critiquing
each other’s drafts
in both written
and oral formats
in the process of writing”
Peer review can be categorized by the type of
activity and by the field or profession in which the activity occurs. Peer
review is a simple process, but requires planning to be successful. Peer review
can occur in a single class period or as an extended assignment. To effectively
plan, consider the length and type of written assignment to use the number of
students involved, mobility constraints in the classroom, and the amount of
time available. In advance, determine how you will evaluate the peer review
activity (Hill, 2005).
Peer
review refers to the many ways in which students can share their creative work
with peers for constructive feedback and then use this feedback to revise and
improve their work, (Hoston, 2010). Still in Horton states that for the writing
process, revision is as important as drafting, but students often feel they
cannot let go of their original words. By keeping an audience in mind and
participating in focused peer review interactions, students can offer
productive feedback, accept constructive criticism, and master revision.
Based on
the definition above, the writer concludes that Peer Review is a strategy that
used to correct the students’ writing result among by their peers and
the students can learn to reflect on their own work, self-edit, listen to their
peers, and assist others with constructive feedback.
