LEARNING TO WRITE:A COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR A COOPERATIVE PROCESS
A STUDY OF COMPUTER-SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE PROCESSES IN ONE WRITING CLASSROOM
Peer review is a standard graded feature of all essay assignments in the course the PREP was tested. For each assignment students work with a partner who provides comments and suggestions of the given paper.
There were 3 basic ways students and instructor used the tool. Coaching peer reviews, articulating knowledge about revision and facilitating communication about writing