Instructor Canvas Peer Review Resources

This page lists resources for setting up and managing peer review in Canvas assignments and discussions. It also explains how to award credit for peer review completion by using a no-submission assignment to track points separately.

Introduction

This page provides resources for setting up and managing peer review in Canvas assignments and discussions. Use the links below to learn how to create peer review activities, assign reviewers manually or automatically, view student feedback, and award credit for peer review completion.

Prerequisites

• You have an Instructor (or equivalent) role in the Canvas course.
• You have an existing assignment or discussion (or you are ready to create one).

Find the right peer review guide

To set up and manage peer review in Canvas, use the following resources:

Peer-Reviewed Assignments

• How do I use peer review assignments in a course?
• How do I create a peer review assignment?
• How do I manually assign peer reviews for an assignment?
• How do I automatically assign peer reviews for an assignment?
• How do I view student peer review comments as an instructor?

Peer-Reviewed Discussions

• How do I use peer review discussions in a course?
• How do I create a peer review discussion?
• How do I manually assign peer reviews for a discussion?
• How do I automatically assign peer reviews for a discussion?
• How do I view student peer review comments as an instructor?

Other Tips

If you wish to award students a grade for completing their peer review(s), you will have to create a non-submission assignment. Consider setting the due date for this non-submission assignment as the due date that peer reviews are due, since the original assignment can only have one due date.

• How do I create assignment columns for non-submission assignments in the Gradebook?

Troubleshooting

• If students cannot access peer reviews, confirm the peer review assignment or discussion is published and the peer review due date has not passed.
• If you need a completion grade for peer review work, use a no-submission assignment to record points separately from the original assignment.