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At NYU SPS, group projects (NYU login required) set up students for professional success by learning to work in teams, applying knowledge and skills, and benefiting from peer-to-peer feedback. Asking students to work together and provide each other feedback can be sensitive. Set clear expectations for group assignments, and plan for how students will reflect on the process and on their peers’ contributions. Check with your NYU SPS Academic Leadership to learn about department

Creating collaborative feedback opportunities between students is an effective learner-centered educational practice. According to Suzanne Lane , Associate Director of Writing Across the Curriculum at MIT, students can learn as much from evaluating and providing feedback to others than from receiving it. Based on research (University of Wollongong Learning, Teaching & Curriculum, n.d.) and my teaching experiences, peer feedback is more effective with a clear assignment rubr