Peer feedback promoted critical reflection, collaboration and engagement, but students doubted its reliability because peers were statistics beginners¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-16 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Peer feedback encouraged critical reflection, alternative explanations and co-regulated engagement in statistical analysis. → Xie 2025 q2 i? Students limited their trust in peer feedback for final application because peers were beginners in statistics. → Xie 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Xie 2025¶

Xie, X., Zhang, L. J., & Wilson, A. J. (2025). Comparing ChatGPT Feedback and Peer Feedback in Shaping Students' Evaluative Judgement of Statistical Analysis: A Case Study. Behavioral Sciences, 15(7), 884. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15070884

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Post-implementation survey response from Olivia, a peer feedback group participant in the case study, coded under encouraging critical reflection and in-depth understanding; peers "suggest alternative explanations" and highlight ambiguity.

"Peers can suggest alternative explanations, highlight areas of ambiguity, and recommend improvements in the presentation of findings"

Xie 2025 (2)¶

Xie, X., Zhang, L. J., & Wilson, A. J. (2025). Comparing ChatGPT Feedback and Peer Feedback in Shaping Students' Evaluative Judgement of Statistical Analysis: A Case Study. Behavioral Sciences, 15(7), 884. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15070884

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Interview response from Viki, a peer feedback participant, coded under limited contribution to rigorous statistical analysis; she reports peers are "all beginners in statistics".

"Most of the peers I know are also starting from scratch—we're all beginners in statistics, so I can't fully trust peer feedback when it comes to final application"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Collaboration — outcome: instruction changes it
• Critical Thinking — outcome: instruction changes it
• Metacognition — outcome: instruction changes it

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