Canvas Peer Review

How do I know if I have a peer review assignment to complete?

You will receive notifications in the Recent Activity and To Do areas of your Canvas dashboard. You can also find peer reviews by clicking on Assignments in your course. Additionally, when you submit an assignment, you will see any peer reviews assigned to you for that assignment.

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How do I submit a peer review to an assignment?

Read your peer’s assignment and add a comment in the sidebar. If your instructor includes a rubric, you must assign a grade using the rubric. However, your instructor may also ask you to leave a comment. Open the assignment and click the Review Now link. Leave a comment and click Save. If the assignment has a rubric, click Show Rubric and enter a score for each criterion, then click Save Comment.

Once you click Save, you will not be able to edit your comments or the rubric.

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Where can I find my peers' feedback for peer-reviewed assignments?

Under Recent Feedback in the sidebar of your Canvas course, you can view comments from peer-reviewed discussions. You can also view the comment in the submission details page.

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How do I know if I have a peer review discussion to complete?

You can view peer review notifications in Canvas in the Recent Activity stream, the To Do list, and from the individual discussion page. Peer reviews are identified with the Peer Review icon. Once peer reviews are assigned, you can also be notified according to your Canvas notification preferences.

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How do I submit a peer review to a discussion?

Read your peer’s discussion reply and add a comment in the sidebar. If your instructor includes a rubric, you must assign a grade using the rubric. However, your instructor may also ask you to leave a comment. Open the discussion and click the Review Now link. Leave a comment and click Save. If the discussion has a rubric, click Show Rubric and enter a score for each criterion, then click Save Comment.

Once you click Save, you will not be able to edit your comments or the rubric.

For screenshot directions, please review How do I submit a peer review to a discussion? Links to an external site.

Where can I find my peers' feedback for peer-reviewed discussions?

You can find your peers' feedback for peer-reviewed assignments in the sidebar of your Canvas course and on the submission details page.

For screenshot directions, please review Where can I find my peers' feedback for peer-reviewed discussions? Links to an external site.