Implementing Calibrated Peer Review To Enhance Technical Critiquing Skills In A Bioengineering Laboratory

Abstract

Engineering and Professional Communication at Rice University. She supports written, oral, and visual communication instruction in science and engineering courses. In addition to working with students, Dr. Volz has conducted communication seminars about oral presentations, interviewing, and technical poster design for the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and Baylor College of Medicine.

Work in Progress: Can In-Class Peer Reviews of Written Assignments Improve Problem Solving and Scientific Writing in a Standard-Based, Sophomore Laboratory Course?

“…This study is motivated by work demonstrating the inclusive and effective nature of peer review, co-created rubrics, and standards-based grading. An earlier study showed a strong positive correlation between instructor review and peer review in a biomedical engineering laboratory, suggesting peer review could be an effective form of feedback [1]. Peer review also resulted in the perceived improvement of students' ability to critique.…”