{"id":6877,"date":"2026-09-24T10:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/?p=6877"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:37:46","slug":"canvas-peer-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/canvas-peer-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Assessment using Canvas Peer Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peer assessment involves students evaluating each other&#8217;s work against defined assessment criteria. Canvas supports this activity through its <strong>Peer Review<\/strong> feature, which enables structured peer feedback within online assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-navigation has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8a0c5c70 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#6184d8;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p class=\"post-nav-title wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#benefits\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#monitor-peer-review-progress\">Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#limitations\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#access-peer-reviews-in-speedgrader\">Limitations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#guidance\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#access-peer-reviews-in-speedgrader\">Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"benefits\" class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c99a0ac wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong>Benefits: What the tool does<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peer reviews encourage a collaborative learning environment by allowing students to engage with the learning outcomes, understand assessment criteria, provide constructive feedback, and reflect on their own work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Canvas Peer Review tool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Allows students to submit work through a Canvas assignment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allows students to review peers\u2019 work and provide feedback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enables students to receive both peer feedback and instructor feedback on their submissions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allows staff to enable anonymous peer reviews, ensuring students cannot see either the names of the peers they are reviewing or the identities of those providing feedback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allows staff to assign peer reviews either automatically (randomly) or manually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enables staff to adjust review allocations by adding or removing reviewers as needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allows staff to monitor the completion status of individual peer reviews.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enables staff to provide instructor feedback and moderate rubric scores before grades are released.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports feedback through rubrics, comments, file attachments, and in-line annotations (<em>unavailable for anonymous peer reviews<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"limitations\" class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c99a0ac wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong>Limitations: What the tool doesn&#8217;t do<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When using the Canvas Peer Review tool, <strong>staff cannot<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upload review allocations (for example, via CSV import). Reviews can only be assigned automatically (randomly) or manually, which may be difficult to manage at scale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Export or download the list of assigned allocations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Export or bulk-download peer feedback, including completed rubrics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Control when peer <em>assignment comments<\/em> or <em>in-line annotations<\/em> are released. This feedback becomes visible immediately, even if grades have not yet been posted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filter the Gradebook to quickly see who&#8217;s completed their reviews and track any outstanding reviews. Completion status can only be viewed within the assignment&#8217;s <em>Peer Reviews<\/em> area. This may be difficult to manage for large cohorts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rely upon the built-in reminder feature to prompt students to complete assigned peer reviews. Staff should use alternative communication methods to remind students of outstanding review tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When using the Canvas Peer Review tool, <strong>students cannot<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Edit or delete peer review feedback once it has been submitted via a rubric or a comment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete a self-review of their own submission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"guidance\" class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c99a0ac wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong>Guidance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guides below explain how to set up, monitor, and complete peer reviews effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/how-to-set-up-a-canvas-peer-review-assignment\/\">Setting up a Canvas Peer Review assignment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/managing-canvas-peer-reviews\/\">Managing peer reviews in Canvas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/troubleshooting-canvas-peer-review-issues\/\">Troubleshooting Canvas Peer Review issues<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/student-guide-how-to-complete-a-canvas-peer-review\/\">Student Guide: Completing a peer review in Canvas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides practical guidance for staff and students using peer reviews in Canvas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[193,191],"class_list":["post-6877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assessment","category-grading-and-feedback","tag-peer-assessment","tag-peer-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6877"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7136,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6877\/revisions\/7136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}