Prompt: Reflect on the peer-review process with you as the reviewer. How did it feel to read and critique someone else’s writing? What did you learn that you can apply to your own writing as you revise your final essay?
After reading and reviewing an article, I find it hard to critique one’s writing, but I find it easier to ask questions about the content and data the study is discussing. Mainly when I was the reviewer I looked for what they are evaluating and if they explained it well. What they are trying to prove or understand from completing the study and what their purpose is. I would evaluate how they completed their methods and if it was the most valid way. Now I can apply this information to my final essay in ways such as what is the purpose of this study and what am I trying to prove or validate about it. For my final essay I will focus more on is this science valid and why should I believe it? I will also go back and make sure I was interpreting the studies and their results correctly.
