Pedagogical background for peer review:
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See other solutions, comparing solutions.- The understanding gets deeper, when applying criteria for good/bad solutions; ”Is it really the correct solution for this problem?
- Select good evidence to be able to convince others.
- Learn to judge a good performance. You are included in the critique process.
- All this leads to increased self-supervision capabilities.
Other positive effects of this is that the feedback is prompt, and is relevant. In addition, learning from errors is very powerful. The possibility of erroneous thinking without the risk of being negatively judged by the teacher is important.