Learning activity

Peer review for policy analysis and evaluation

Guide students in creating, evaluating, and refining policy initiatives through peer feedback and reflective practice.

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Dr Jane Beese

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Learning outcome

Prep time

Intermediate (10-30 min)

Activity type

Learning Activity

Why this learning activity?

Learning activities targeting high-order skills like this one can help you activate students more effectively. This learning activity will help you with:

Evaluate technology initiatives

Students will analyze the costs, benefits, funding sustainability, and equity impacts of a technology integration initiative and produce a concise policy brief with strategic, actionable recommendations.

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Provide and apply peer feedback

Students will give evidence-based, rubric-aligned feedback on clarity, economic analysis, funding viability, equity considerations, and feasibility, and use peer insights to improve their own policy arguments.

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Reflect and plan improvements

Students will reflect on feedback received, articulate what to keep or change in their work, and develop a plan for equitable and sustainable implementation.

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Peer review for policy analysis and evaluation

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Activity steps

Read instructions: Students carefully review the instructions and learning outcomes of the activity.
Submission: Students submit a policy brief analyzing a technology integration initiative
Automated feedback: Student automated feedback on their submissions helping them improve their writing skills
Provide peer feedback: Students give feedback on their peers' submissions, based on the feedback criteria set by the teacher
Received reviews: Students read their received feedback
Reflections: Students reflect on the outcomes of the activity and their learning.
Grading: Grades are based on students completing the peer review

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Peer Review

Stimulate lifelong learning with peer feedback

In this activity

The peer review centers on students submitting a policy brief analyzing a technology integration initiative. This can be adapted to fit your course context.
Automated feedback is enabled, allowing students to receive AI-generated guidance on their writing; this can be disabled if preferred.
Anonymity is enabled to ensure students receive feedback anonymously, though this setting can be adjusted if needed.
Feedback criteria are provided to guide students in giving constructive, evidence-based feedback, and can be modified or expanded as necessary.
A reflection step is included to encourage students to review critiques, make revisions, and refine their work

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