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How do I use peer review discussions in a course?

A peer review discussion enables students to provide feedback on another student's reply to a class discussion. Peer reviews are a tool that allows communication between students and can help students master the concepts of a course and learn from each other.

Peer reviews can only be added as part of a graded discussion. Unlike peer review assignments, discussions cannot be assigned anonymously.

Also unlike assignments, discussions do not allow students to complete peer reviews for students in other groups. When you require peer reviews for a group discussion, students can only complete peer reviews for discussion replies made by other students in their group. If assigned across groups, students are able to view and complete peer reviews of discussion replies made by members of different groups.

00:10: When you or a TA create a peer-review, graded discussion, you can assign

00:14: peer reviews manually, or you can have canvas assign them automatically.

00:19: When a peer review has been assigned, students can view a notification in their Dashboard

00:23: To Do sidebar or Activity Stream. Students will also receive an email

00:27: notification. Peer reviews are automatically assigned only to students who have

00:31: completed the discussion requirements.

00:34: To complete a peer review, students must review the discussion and leave a comment

00:38: on the submission details page. Students cannot view previously submitted

00:42: comments by any other reviewers, including comments by TAs or

00:46: other instructors.

00:49: You can also assign a rubric to the graded discussion.

00:51: If the discussion includes a rubric, students must only complete the rubric

00:56: to complete the peer review. However, you can choose to ask your students to

01:00: also leave a comment in the comment sidebar. The rubric score is used

01:04: for an assessment opinion only; you must review the graded discussion and

01:08: assign the final grade.

01:11: Students do not receive a grade for completing a peer review.

01:14: If you want to assign extra points for peer reviews, you can create a

01:18: no submission assignment in the Gradebook and assign points manually the

01:22: peer-review page for the discussion will show the names of students who have completed the

01:26: peer review.

View Peer Review Discussions

When you or a TA create a peer review graded discussion, you can assign peer reviews manually or you can have Canvas assign them automatically [1].

When a peer review has been assigned, students can view a notification in their Dashboard To Do sidebar or Activity Stream [2]. Students will also receive an email notification. Peer reviews are automatically assigned only to students who have completed the discussion requirements.

View Peer Review Comments

To complete a peer review, students must review the discussion and leave a comment on the submission details page [1].

Students cannot view previously submitted comments by any other reviewers, including comments by TAs or other instructors.

You can also assign a rubric to the graded discussion. If the discussion includes a rubric [2], students must only complete the rubric to complete the peer review. However, you can choose to ask your students to also leave a comment in the comment sidebar. The rubric score is used for an assessment opinion only; you must review the graded discussion and assign the final grade.

View Peer Review Grades

Students do not receive a grade for completing a peer review. If you want to assign extra points for peer reviews, you can create a No Submission assignment in the Gradebook and assign points manually. The Peer Review page for the discussion will show the names of students who have completed the peer review.

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