Learning activity

Social-Emotional Learning based Peer Review

Help students assess themselves and peers with an SEL-based assessment, encouraging critical thinking and empathy.

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Created by:

Marion Marx

ESSEC Business School

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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:

Develop self-awareness

Students articulate their personal experiences related to self-awareness, resilience, or ethical decision-making, analyzing how these challenges have shaped their perspectives and personal growth.

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Apply critical thinking and constructive critique

Students evaluate their peers’ essays using structured teacher-designed rubrics, providing thoughtful, constructive feedback while considering different viewpoints, ethical reasoning, and personal development themes.

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Strengthen personal expression & emotional intelligence

Through self-assessment and reflection, students evaluate the clarity and depth of their writing, build self-awareness, and develop empathy to better express personal insights and connect with others.

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Social-Emotional Learning based Peer Review

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Activity steps

Read instructions: Students carefully review the instructions and learning outcomes of the activity.
Submission: Students submit a personal essays.
Provide peer feedback: Students review their peers essays using a predefined SEL assessment grid and complete a self-assessment based on the same criteria.
Received reviews and feedback-on-feedback: Students read their received feedback and rate it on a usefulness scale of 1 to 10, with optional written clarification‍
Grading: Grades are based on students uploading their essays and completing giving feedback to their peers,

Learning Activities Used

Peer Review

Stimulate lifelong learning with peer feedback

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This template allows you to implement an SEL-based peer review suitable for any essay or production on any topic involving self-awareness, resilience, or ethical decision-making.
Structured guidelines and a general assessment grid are provided, which you can customize or expand as needed.
Students use the same criteria to assess themselves and their peers.

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