Thank you, Mike, food for thought.... on both sides of the argument re blind review. I must admit I hate it when PhD reviewers opt to not have their name made public to the student. It is essentially gutless in my view.
Suzanne
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http://iprh.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/origins-of-courteous-review/
Read this (and follow up links) and it raised the hair on the back of my neck. Is there a similar issue with anonymous marking (or the lack of it) where personal bias and/or benefit of the doubt can come to bear?
Personally, I feel it is important to know the student being graded, because that BoD is important; it also allows me to detect when work is clearly different to expectations (something wrong with the work or the student). So long as unconscious favouritism or prejudice are acknowledged and overcome (meaningful second marking, not just rubber stamping), I think it's better to own work. Having peer reviewed papers for a conference recently, I can sense the temptation to be harshly critical. Made me think: Would I be as caustic if I knew my name was associated. Is blind reviewing for academic papers right, but not student work?
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