ERIC Number: EJ884112
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1598-1037
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Graduate Students' Self-Reported Perspectives regarding Peer Feedback and Feedback from Writing Consultants
Chen, Cheryl Wei-yu
Asia Pacific Education Review, v11 n2 p151-158 Jun 2010
This study reported how ten Taiwanese Master's students perceived their experiences of receiving feedback given by their peers and writing consultants to revise a shortened version of their thesis proposals. Collected over the course of one semester, data included students' writing portfolios and interviews with them. Analysis of the data revealed three major themes: (1) The participants felt quite positive about providing and receiving peer feedback, although they seemed cautious toward language-related peer comments; (2) they generally had positive experience with the writing consultants, although the perceived usefulness of the consultants' feedback varied with individual consultants and (3) the two types of comments served different functions for students, and questions arose from the peer editing process could serve as prompts for writing consultation sessions. Possible future research directions as well as pedagogical implication are outlined to conclude the paper. (Contains 3 tables and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Graduate Students, Consultants, Editing, Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Peer Evaluation, Writing Skills, Masters Theses, Portfolio Assessment, Interviews, Student Attitudes
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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