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Peer Editing, Peer Editing, A Good Idea A Good Idea ? ? Zainab Al Balushy Zainab Al Balushy Sultan Qaboos University Sultan Qaboos University

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Peer Editing, A Good Idea?. Zainab Al Balushy Sultan Qaboos University. What is peer editing?. The process through which students respond to and offer feedback on their peers' writing, The peer editor does not correct the paper's mistakes, highlights positives and negatives, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Peer Editing,Peer Editing,A Good IdeaA Good Idea??

,Peer Editing,Peer EditingA Good IdeaA Good Idea??

Zainab Al BalushyZainab Al Balushy

Sultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University

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What is peer editing ?

• The process through which students respond to and offer feedback on their peers' writing,

• The peer editor does not correct the paper's mistakes, highlights positives and negatives,

• The peer editor assists the writer fix their own mistakes ,

• It is easier to notice another person's mistakes• It does not replace or underestimate the

teacher’s evaluation

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Areas of suggestion• Title • Thesis statement• Transitions • Punctuation • Use of statistics, anecdotes, facts, or

examples• Word choice• Connectors• Singulars/plurals

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Areas of suggestion• Unity• Main ideas• verb-agreement• Topic sentences• Supporting Details • Sentence Structure • Paragraphing • spelling mistakes• Articles • Attractive conclusion

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Correction Symbols Cap = Capitalization WF = wrong Form

P = PunctuationSP = SpellingVT = verb TenseWW = Wrong Word

Agr = Agreement PL= Plurals

/ = Not necessary^ = Add a word? = Unclear* = Other problem or concern

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Peer Editing Steps

1) Arrange the peers.2) Students swap over papers3) Use the feedback sheets you provided4) Put their own names on the papers 5) Give them time to read through the essays

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Peer Editing Steps

6) Students get their papers.7) They correct their mistakes. 8) Check with the editor for clarification.9) Negotiate their mistakes with the editor 10) Use dictionaries and class notes

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Research Instrument

• Students’ questionnaire• 100

• Teachers’ questionnaire• 30

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Findings • Teachers• 1) Do you use peer editing with your students?• a) Yes 25• b) Why?• It gives students a chance to practice their skills,

discuss problems in context and check grammar.• It shows them what other students are doing.• Good for weak students if paired with strong ones

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Findings • It helps students be more cautious of what they

learn.• It fosters autonomous learning• It helps establish good rapport among students• It raises awareness of students’ own work• Team work cooperation• They share ideas• It gives them the chance to proofread

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Findings • By looking at other students’ errors, they

realize that their own work also needs attention

• It helps them to notice ambiguity• It allows for painless spelling check• Differences in students’ opinions may lead to

better learning• Students feel happy doing it• It is a requirement in the program

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Findings • It encourages students to work in pairs• It helps them to focus on target language

items.• It creates a relaxed learning environment• It raises students’ awareness as readers• It re-assesses and re-formulates students work• Students give each other tips on how to

improve their writing.• It develops critical thinking skills

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Findings • They find it interesting • It is exciting for students• Students learn from others’ mistakes• It can save class time• It encourages students’ ability to spot errors• It is easier to find others’ mistakes• It provides students a sense of audience • It helps them be more focused

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Findings • c) No 15• d) Why not?• Most students are not able to do it well• It is mainly the teachers’ responsibility• Many students make wrong corrections• It could sometimes be too boring, too slow• It requires too much teacher modeling

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Findings

• It is the blind leading the blind.• It wastes time• It wasn’t very successful when I tried it.• Only a minority of students seamed to tale to

it• If students’ level is very low, they wouldn’t be

able to do it.

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Findings

• 2) Do you count on students’ editing?• a) Yes 10• b) Why?• At times, students can see and explain things

in a better way than the teacher• The teacher will not always be there• It helps teachers’ identify students’ problems

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Findings

• It shows the teachers if the students are serious and accountable

• It tells the teacher how much the student editor knows

• There is always background knowledge that the other students may lack

• It helps teachers prepare for future language/grammar points

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Findings

• c) No 20• d) Why not?• We do not have enough time to do it• The students are not perfect in English• It is unreliable• Students are happier with a teacher-fronted

class

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Findings • 3) What do you think students learn from each

others' peer editing?• How to plan a writing piece• Various structure types• New vocabulary• Correct spelling• New ideas• It helps them not to do the same mistakes

themselves

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Findings • They get an idea of the common errors• Exposure to organization skills• They share their general knowledge• Some students accept their peers’ ideas for

change• It shows them how easy it is to make errors• It tells them that they must think before they

write• They learn that translations from Arabic do not

work all the time

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Findings • They rehearse what they already learnt• It shows them the effects of cooperation• They get to know the good students in class• It allows for competition between students• They pay attention to their content• They hear themselves on paper• They review the classroom discussion and

the textbook together• It is reflective/reflexive

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Findings

• 4) How often do you apply peer editing?• a) Once per semester 5• b) Once per assignment 20• c) Never 5

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Findings

• 5) Do you give students the freedom to choose their editing peers?

• a) Yes 12• b) Why?• They need to feel comfortable with whom they

work• It is easier if they pair up with their neighbor

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Findings

• They feel less embarrassed if their mistakes are spotted by their friends

• They are more likely to provide honest feedback

• It allows for more flexibility• More peer-communication involved

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Findings • c) No 18• d) Why not?• Gender separation hurts grouping strong

students with weak ones• They need to look at a variety of styles• Weak students may not find any mistakes on

strong students’ papers• Students may choose an editor of the same

level

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Findings • Students • 1) Do you like to peer edit?• a) Yes 85• b) Why?• It helps me recognize my mistakes• I avoid those mistakes the next time• To share ideas with my partner• I can not notice my own mistakes

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Findings

• Students feel confident when they check each others’ mistakes

• Students can see their level in writing and how much they know in grammar

• It makes us feel like we are teachers• It prepares us for higher levels• It provides chances for communication with peers• We get an experience in editing

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Findings • I remember my mistakes• I get help to fix my mistakes• We get more ideas about the topic• We encounter various thinking ways• We become more sociable• We learn new information• I like it when someone tells me my mistakes• It builds strong relationships

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Findings • It allows us to correct our mistakes before the

teacher sees them• It helps me improve my writing, reading,

vocabulary, grammar and spelling• We get to know the differences between each

other• It makes me try to improve • It creates competition between us• We exchange information

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Findings • We learn the things we should focus on• We know others’ mistakes• It helps us to edit our writing in exams• It helps us to get good marks• It helps the writers know their weaknesses• It feels good to help others• We get to know the formal criteria for writing• It helps me submit a better essay to my teacher

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Findings

• It helps us to think about sentence structures• I will learn how to find my own mistakes• We are the same age, we feel comfortable• I trust that my friend will find my mistakes

and help me correct them• We learn new information

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Findings • c) No 15• d) Why not?• I don’t like other students to know my mistakes• The correction could be wrong• The teacher will not know my exact level in

writing and hence will not help me• Students sometimes have the same mistakes• It is better done by the teacher• We are all in the same level

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Findings • It sometimes makes me confused• It takes a long time• They sometimes mark new words as mistakes

just because they are new to them• It makes you feel board• Students have the same mind, so they can not

notice mistakes• Some students feel shy and embarassed • It is a hard work

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Findings • My partner does not have a lot of experience• I don’t trust other students• I sometimes know more than my partner, so I

do not benefit• I do not want people to copy my way of

writing• Sometimes the editor makes you change an

idea that you like• They do not find all my mistakes

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Findings • 2) Do you trust the editor?• a) Yes 80• b) Why?• I know that he can help me• We like each other• I know that his level is higher than mine• They are responsible to find the mistakes so

they will do their best

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Findings

• I choose my editor, so I know his skills• He is my friend• Because he will also benefit• He will find my mistakes to challenge me• I know he will be honest

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Findings • c) No 20• d) Why not?• They make a lot of mistakes• They do not know how to check my work• I know that my writing is correct• Sometimes they will pretend mistakes• They are students like us• Sometimes editors do not want someone to be

better than they are

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Findings • They can make mistakes in my writing if they

are at a lower level than mine• Maybe he does not like me• They have a different way of thinking• They do not understand what I mean• They are students not teachers• They do not care about my writing• They feel reluctant to tell me my mistakes• They think I will not like them any more

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Findings • 3) What do you learn from peer editing?• Different kinds of mistakes• New vocabulary items• Some grammar rules• Correct way of writing• Be careful not to make a lot of mistakes• Our spelling weak points• Working with others

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Findings

• How to find our mistakes• The correct spelling• The correct grammar rules• Short forms of some words and phrases• Dealing with mistakes • How to write without mistakes• Respecting others’ opinions

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Findings • Checking our mistakes in a grammar book• Correct use of dictionary• Focusing while writing• Not doing the same mistakes again• To study hard and be quiet in class• Learning from my partner's mistakes• The skill of editing• cooperation

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Findings • Using paraphrasing• How to organize our essays• To figure out our weaknesses in writing• Learning responsibility• No one is perfect• How the teacher corrects our mistakes• Not being shy when others find our mistakes• Sharing our ideas

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Findings • How to write good essays• Making new friends• Confidence• New information• People’s opinions about my work• Producing a lot in a short time• Not to trust everyone’s opinions• New sentence structures

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Findings

• Respecting each other• Making good discussions• How to manage our time• To pay more attention when I write• Synonyms and antonyms and different

versions of words• Finding my own mistakes by myself the next

time

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Findings

• Reasons behind our mistakes• The different kinds of mistakes students make• How to work in a group • How easy it is to make mistakes• Being honest to people

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Findings

• 4) How often do you want to do it?• a) Once per assignment 66• b) Once per semester 27• c) Never 7

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Findings • 5) Would you prefer to choose your editor?• a) Yes 74• b) Why?• I choose someone I know their level• I know the good editors in the class• They have good writing skills• I will choose a higher level editor than my

level

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Findings • I learn more things from the good editor• I will choose a person I trust will tell me my

mistakes• I will choose the one who will help me get

good marks for my writing• I will choose someone I know and understand• I will choose one who knows my skills• I will choose an optimistic editor

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Findings • I will choose an honest and serious editor• I will choose someone who likes me• Because he will improve my work• My best friend will help me more than others• A good editor will influence me to be a good

writer• Not every body knows how to edit• Some editors are better than others

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Findings • c) No 26• d) Why not?• Some students are not confident enough• Some students do not want any one to be as

good as they are or better than them• Choosing the person makes me very nervous

about my mistakes• I do not want the same editor all the time• You learn a lot of things from different editors

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Findings

• It is better to be in different experiences• It does not matter with me• It is better not to know the editor until they

finish the editing• You might choose someone to cover your

mistakes and not tell you about them

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Findings • The student who does not know me will

help me more• We are all the same level and we make the

same mistakes• It could hurt other students’ feelings if I do

not choose them• To maintain the trust and the positive

feelings among the classmates

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Findings

• Any student can see my mistakes• Because all the students are my friends• I do not know the level of my classmates• He might be nice to me because I chose him

and feel shy to show me my mistakes • The assignment will be marked by the teacher

at the end

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Conclusion• The size of the student editing peers• Whether you will choose the students peers or

let them self-select• Whether students will work with the same peer

every time or change for each assignment.• The tools you give your students, whether

written or oral (feedback form).• Make students aware of the steps and benefits

of the whole process.

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