Enhancing Peer Essay Draft Review Session for Academic Success
Boost academic performance by initiating peer essay draft review sessions early, leading to fewer late submissions and improved overall results. Data analysis reveals significant enhancements in student marks at different stages of the essay drafting process. Learn effective marking guidelines to differentiate between poor, good, and excellent essays. Engage actively in essay draft review sessions to enhance understanding and discussion of key concepts for optimal learning outcomes.
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INFN2001 Peer Essay Draft Review session WELL DONE!
V1.6 9 Nov 2009 V2.0 20 Nov 2009 V3.6 25 Jan 2010 V3.7 11 Feb 2010 V.3.8 17 March 2010 V4.7 7 April 2010 Submitted to NEJM Rejected V5.1 8 June 2010 V6 1 July 2010 V6.7 5 August 2010 Submitted to Lancet Modified 15 Nov 2010 Resubmitted 19 Nov 1010 Modified again 14 Jan 2011 Accepted 28 Jan 2011
Why bother with this process: show me the data! 1. The process gets students to start essays earlier: consequent reduction in late submissions 2. Overall improvement in the results: No review Review 18% 26% First 2(i) 39% 27% 57% 61% Mean mark Laurillard (2012)
Why bother with this process: show me the data! 1. The process gets students to start essays earlier: consequent reduction in late submissions 2. Overall improvement in the results: No review Review 18% 26% First 2(i) 39% 27% 57% 61% Mean mark Mean % (SD) 66.2% (21.1) First draft p=0.002 72.2% (18.1) Second draft p=0.02 76.9% (15.3) Final submission Laurillard (2012)
Marking guidelines A poor essay would simply list a selection of agents and describe their characteristics. i.e. it would not address the question. It may refer only to one or two types of pathogen (virus bacteria etc) and it would have some clear misunderstandings and errors. A good essay would define the perfect pathogen and consider the characteristics that it might possess. It would cover all of the classes of agent, would draw on a range of examples from each, not just limited to those in the lectures. It would draw some coherent conclusions. An excellent essay would focus on the notion of a perfect pathogen, investigate the concept, and discuss the various parameters, using a range of examples from all the types of agent. It would have clear evidence that the student had really thought about the problem and addressed it in an original way.
Essay Draft review Session Sit next to your pair Take this seriously: engage with your pair and make a real effort to discuss the issues You can learn a lot by trying to explain your ideas out loud. Discuss the essay topic in general Discuss your ideas for what should be covered in the essay Discuss your comments on each others essays Consider whether the essay really does address the question Together, think about what broader issues the essay topic raises Complete the questionnaire
Discussion point Comment Why not? How can it be made clearer? I didn t understand this Why? What is the right thing here? This is wrong What is wrong? Why? How should it be written Grammar! Suggest some How about some more examples? Don t quote extensively Don t plagiarise Back up statements of fact with a reference Try not to use lectures as references Don t use figures as decoration Remember the essay title: it is NOT: Write an essay about pathogens.
Essay Draft review Session Sit next to your pair Take this seriously: engage with your pair and make a real effort to discuss the issues You can learn a lot by trying to explain your ideas out loud. Discuss the essay topic in general Discuss your ideas for what should be covered in the essay Discuss your comments on each others essays Consider whether the essay really does address the question Together, think about what broader issues the essay topic raises Complete the questionnaire
