Peer revisions that were helpful were the ones where multiple people looked at my work and gave me their input. The best example of this, as well as what I thought was most helpful was the resume peer revision. Two separate people gave me input on a word document that I was just able to print out and look over when I wrote the final draft. This helped me a lot when it came to revision because I had the changes that were suggested right in front of me.
Peer revisions help to a certain extent, but I feel as if they do not accomplish as much as when a professor looks over work. A peer could be making similar mistakes to me and not pick up on certain things that I may be doing wrong. A professor knows exactly what needs to be done. This is why I feel I got the most input on the last paper, where the professor looked at it and emailed me her input.
I don’t really think that any one peer revision did not work, but I do feel like peer revision as a whole has its drawbacks compared to handing in a draft to a professor. I’m more hesitant about listening to what a peer says, and may not even be entirely sure that they know what they are talking about. For small, casual fixes, peer revisions are great, but for major changes that need to be made, I definitely prefer teacher revision.
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