%0 Journal Article
%T Grade
%A Jessica Holt
%J Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
%@ 2161-4326
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1077695818764959
%X Peer editing is a skill journalism students, and most college students, need to be effective and skillful writers. In today¡¯s fast-paced lifestyle, students do not spend enough time refining and reevaluating their writing. This research examined students¡¯ perceptions of grade-accountable assignments, focused on peer editing, and implemented into a journalism writing course. Students found the peer editing to be necessary, but unpleasant; however, the most relevant finding was students did not connect the idea of peer editing to the application of real-world job skills. This article explores thoughts on future implementation of peer-editing assignments to improve students¡¯ evaluation of their writing
%K peer editing
%K grade-accountable assignments
%K journalism education
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077695818764959