Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts

Calibrated Peer Review (CPR)

21st Century Pedagogies

CPR is a comprehensive, web-delivered instructional tool, which not only promotes student understanding through writing, but also develops student critical thinking skills through the process of evaluation and reviewing.

Leader:

• Arlene A. Russell
  Senior Lecturer of Chemistry & Biochemistry
  University of California Los Angeles

Essays, Stories & Reports:

• An Essay
  Calibrated Peer Review
  - Arlene A. Russell, Senior Lecturer of Chemistry & Biochemistry- University of California Los Angeles

Resources from other sources:

• Calibrated Peer Review
  "CPR is based on the model of peer review in science. The student reads a document, either on-line or hard copy, then writes about it. When the student has demonstrated competence as a reviewer, the program delivers three peer documents on for review. The student answers content and style questions and assigns scores. Finally, the student does a self-review. Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) can be used in classes of any size."

• Collaborative Innovations: New UC-Wide Partnerships Are Transforming the Teaching and Learning Experiences
  CPR is "based on scientific peer review as a model, this 'writing-to-learn' tool enables students to learn by writing about important topics in a course and by evaluating other students' essays."