This article reviews research on peer feedback in second language (L2) writing published in
the last decade (ie 2005–2014). We analyse first the theoretical underpinnings that have …

Although many articles have been written about thesis assessment, none provide a
comprehensive, general picture of what examiners do as they assess a thesis. To synthesise …

Feedback in online learning is essential to improve both teaching and learning. In peer
feedback, students discuss their work and the various problems they encounter in their …

Despite their high stakes nature, examiners' reports on doctoral theses are a relatively
unexplored genre. Very little work has been done, further, on how evaluative language …

As practices and expectations around doctoral writing continue to change, so too do the
demands on academic developers and learning advisors. Social media is increasingly …

Cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs) have recently received a surge of interest in the field of
second language assessment due to their promise for providing fine-grained information …

This Element traces the evolution of peer assessment in writing instruction and illustrates
how peer assessment can be used to promote the teaching and learning of writing in various …

Academic writing is a social practice in which the writer interacts with both texts and people
and uses the interaction as a learning resource. While academic interaction in the classroom …

Doctoral training and education tends to focus on how to research and write a thesis, which
can take many forms. However, a thesis is not the only valued outcome of a doctorate: the …

Doctoral examiners judge the quality of a thesis and give the student assessment feedback if
the student fails to reach certain goals. This paper investigates if and how examiners take on …