Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Peer Reviews
Good evening, everybody. I am writing my blog about peer reviews and how beneficial they have been for me. I have to admit I don't like negative feedback when it comes to my writing but I have learned through my College Composition I class and the Academic Strategies for the Healthcare Professional class that I had in term 1 that the negative comments help you to correct mistakes that you may have not been aware of. I have also learned that constructive criticism is not a personal attack but rather a way of helping me through the rough spots of writing a paper and catch errors that, I myself, may not have seen. It is a fresh perspective and is not meant to be mean or hurtful. I am a self-proclaimed people pleaser so if people don't like what I have written I used to get upset but now I just take what they are telling me in a positive light and do my best to listen to their comments and fix what needs to be fixed. My experience with peer review in the past has been a positive one and I am open to any suggestions anyone may have to make my paper better. After all, we are all here to learn and we are on this journey together! Good luck to everyone! :-)
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Lisa,
ReplyDeletethat is great to hear that you had a complete turn around on your feeling regarding peer review. I think that it is a great thing for sure. I can always use an extra pair of eyes to catch or see what I may have missed. Sometimes people can have awesome ideas that can help your paper out. I don't exactly enjoy being the peer reviewer but I don't mind being reviewed. Just don't like to pick at people work but I know it is to help so I don't mind in that sense. We just have to remember the big pictue it's helpful to others and ourselves as well. How you are having a great week,
Honey