Peer Response Groups in the Writing Classroom: Theoretic Foundations and New Directions.

DiPardo, Anne; Freedman, Sarah Warshauer

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Publication Date: 1988

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Peer Response Groups in the Writing Classroom: Theoretic Foundations and New Directions.

DiPardo, Anne; Freedman, Sarah Warshauer

Review of Educational Research, v58 n2 p119-49 Sum 1988

The pedagogical literature on the peer response group as a teaching method in the writing classroom is examined, within the context of current theories on teaching and learning of writing. The few empirical studies on the method are reviewed. Suggestions for reconceptualizing peer response to writing are provided. (TJH)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Literature Reviews, Peer Evaluation, Peer Groups, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, Writing Evaluation, Writing Instruction

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