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Table 2 Specific feedback quality measures within each of the five dimensions, including definition, the basis of the data, and data source if derived from prior studies

From: What does it mean to be good at peer reviewing? A multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis study of behavioral indicators of peer feedback literacy

Dimension

Measure

Definition

Basis

Data Source

Reviewing process

Not speeded

The percentage of normal minutes (> 10 min) between requesting a paper for review and submitting the review

Computer

Xiong & Schunn, 2021

Rating accuracy

Expert agreement

Mean agreement with expert ratings across rating dimensions & documents

Hand

Wu and Schunn (2021a)

Peer agreement

Mean agreement with mean peer ratings across rating dimensions & documents

Computer

 

Expert consistency

Linear correlation with expert ratings across rating dimensions & documents

Hand

 

Peer consistency

Linear correlation with mean peer ratings across rating dimensions & documents

Computer

 

Amount

#Comments

Mean number of comments per review

Computer

 

#Reviews

Total number of documents reviewed

Computer

 

%Long comments

The percentage of comments that are long (#words > 50)

Computer

 

Perceived comment quality

Helpfulness

Mean helpfulness rating given to provided comments

Computer

 

Priority

Mean priority for revision given to provided comments

Computer

 

Actual comment quality

%Implementable

The percentage of comments that can be incorporated in a revision

Hand

Wu and Schunn (2021b)

%Implemented

The percentage of comments that were addressed in the submitted revision

Hand

Wu and Schunn (2020a)

Improvement

Mean expected impact of addressing each comment (2 = large, 1 = small, 0 = none)

Hand

Wu and Schunn (2020b)

%Solutions

The percentage of provided comments that include a specific bit of replacement text

Hand

Wu and Schunn (2020a)

%Suggestions

The percentage of provided comments that include general revision advice but not a solution

Hand

%Identifications

The percentage of provided comments that describe what is problematic

Hand

%Explanations

The percentage of provided comments that give an explanation for a problem

Hand

#Features

The mean number of features in a comment (ident., expl., solu., sugg.)

Hand