Definition
An instructional activity in which students evaluate each other's work using specific criteria, typically prior to a final submission. Peer review develops critical thinking, writing, and analytical skills, and provides students with feedback from multiple perspectives. It is widely used in writing-intensive courses and is also the term for the scholarly process by which academic articles are reviewed before publication.
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Using Syllio to Manage Peer Review
Understanding Peer Review is the first step — having the right tools to manage it is the second. Syllio's AI-powered academic OS gives students and teachers the infrastructure to handle the full range of assessments and graded work that peer review represents.
Students using Syllio can track every deadline related to peer review across all their courses in one unified calendar — powered by AI syllabus scanning, LMS sync, and class code import. Teachers can build course materials that address peer review directly from Syllio's AI tools and share them with students instantly.
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