What is the Peer Review tool?

Peer Review, powered by Peerceptiv, offers a research-validated peer review technology that improves writing and critical thinking skills.

Create a peer review assignment by adding the Lessons tool to your site and a link to Peer Review on a lesson page. Students will upload their work, such as a research paper, lab report, podcast, infographic, or a presentation. Their peers will anonymously provide qualitative feedback on their work based on instructor rubrics. All students will hold one another accountable by rating the feedback they receive on their own work. Finally, grades will be generated based on the peer reviews and any instructor input.

Note: Add links to individual Peer Review assignments in Lessons. For more information, see our How do I add an external tool to a lesson page? article. A link to Peer Review in the Tool Menu will only point to one assignment.

Peer Review Features

Instructors can:

  • Create assignments for students to submit files.
  • Create a rubric for each assignment.
  • Provide optional feedback on students' work.

Students can:

  • Upload their work for an assignment.
  • Provide anonymous feedback on their peers' work.
  • Rate the feedback they receive to hold each other accountable.

To learn more about how Peerceptiv enables peer and self assessment, collaborative learning, and more, read the How it Works (opens new window) page on Peerceptiv's website.

To access this tool, select Peer Review from the Tool Menu in your site.

Get additional help.

For recorded webinars and how-to videos, watch the Peerceptiv Youtube playlist for students (opens new window) or the Youtube playlist for instructors (opens new window).

For help using features in Peerceptiv, visit Peerceptiv's How-to guide for Instructors (opens new window).