A DIFFERENT METHOD OF TEACHING PEER REVIEW SYSTEMS.
J. Timothy Lightfoot.
Dept. of Health Promotion & Kinesiology, University
of North Carolina - Charlotte.
APStracts 5:0003S, 1998.
ABSTRACT
Students often have difficulty grasping the advantages and disadvantages
of the various peer review systems used in scientific publishing. In the
described exercise, students are assigned a current study and then write
three, two page critiques of the article. The three critiques occur at
different times in the semester and thus, the students have differing knowledge
basis. The critiques are then assigned to other students for peer review
using either the double-blind, single-blind, or open review systems. After
the submission of the each peer review, the class discusses the various
advantages and disadvantages of each peer review system. In addition to
experiencing peer review, in using this method, students also gain an appreciation
for the difficulty of judging the merit of a peer's work.
Received 11 July 1997; accepted in final form 17 February 1998.
APS Manuscript Number S27-7.
Article publication pending Advances in Physiology Education.
ISSN 1080-4757 Copyright 1998 The American Physiological Society.
Published in APStracts on 9 March 1998