Peer review #1

This week, we were asked to review two of our classmates' blogs. We had to read four articles about feedback before we read the blogs we were given. 

The articles put a huge emphasis on the importance of a growth mindset. If we believe we can’t change or improve our abilities, if we believe we are born with certain skill levels that can’t be improved, when we won’t try as hard as we can when it comes to doing work. If we try to listen and learn from feedback from peers and educators, we can work better and feel more confident within ourselves. I found this insightful as I can often be quite hard on myself when it comes to getting feedback, however I do agree that working with the feedback we receive is important to the outcome and improvement of our work. The first article really stood out to me as well, it used “feedforward” instead of “feedback,” instead of focusing on what someone did wrong, we can focus on what the person can do right the next time we give feedback.  

When it came time to give feedback, I found it hard! I find it hard to be critical to my peers, but once I started, I found it much easier. I focused on what would make their individual blogs more interesting for the rewrite and anything I could find that would improve their writing overall. I got stuck at times, and I found the prompted questions we were given to structure the feedback didn’t really apply to some parts of the blogs I reviewed, but I managed to make it work in the end.  

Overall, I felt okay with the peer review experience. I didn’t really enjoy it, but I know that it’s an important skill to have! 


Photo by athree23 from Pixabay



Reference list:

"Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback" by Marshall Goldsmith: https://marshallgoldsmith.com/articles/try-feedforward-instead-feedback/

"Be a Mirror: Give Readers Feedback That Fosters a Growth Mindset" by International Literacy Association: https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2015/12/08/be-a-mirror-give-readers-feedback-that-fosters-a-growth-mindset

"A fixed mindset could be holding you back — here's how to change it" by ABC: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-26/fixed-vs-growth-mindset-at-work-and-in-life/9897782

"Seven Ways to Crush Self-Doubt in Creative Work" by John Spencer: https://spencerauthor.com/seven-ways-to-crush-self-doubt/

"Study Skills" by Jessica Yu: https://jessicayuidm.blogspot.com/2021/10/study-skills.html

"Introduction to Garvan" by Garvan McQuaid: https://garvanq.blogspot.com/2021/10/introduction.html

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