Peer Review in Notebooking

This article outlines a strategies for students to reflect on their own and each other's work in a safe environment. I think student understanding of science process and science concepts wo... See More

This article outlines a strategies for students to reflect on their own and each other's work in a safe environment. I think student understanding of science process and science concepts would benefit from this type of reflective piece built into the notebooking process.

A Starting Point

This article appears to be written for an audience of language arts teachers, not science teachers. There are no studies listed to support the argument for IRLs. In contrast, here is an stud... See More

This article appears to be written for an audience of language arts teachers, not science teachers. There are no studies listed to support the argument for IRLs. In contrast, here is an study with several: http://www.utdallas.edu/scimathed/resources/SER/SCE5308_s04/Using_Elementary_Interactive_Science_JournalsDRW.pdf. The authors provide a cursory introduction to interactive journal writing.