While there is a consensus among researchers that assessment should and can serve learning, there is less understanding of how it supports learning at a fine-grained level. This thesis uses design-based research to investigate the role of comment-only, holistic peer assessment in writing development. The theory of action synthesises Sadler's accounts of learning through assessment (1989, 2010) with Winne and Hadwin's (1998, 2008) model of self-regulated learning. It is theorised that participating in peer assessment helps students to develop evaluative expertise, which in turn enriches task perceptions, metacognitive standards and ultimately large-scale adaptation: the changes students employ in subsequent essays. Drawing on the theory of action, I designed a series of workshops for first-year English Literature students learning to write examination essays. The thesis reports on the first of two iterations. 21 participants assessed and discussed example essays; criteria were not pre-determined but emerged from discussion of four examples. Students then wrote a timed essay, assessed three peer pieces and received three reviews. A range of data was generated during the workshops, including written comments, reflections and questionnaires. Ten case study writers also took part in pre- and post-workshops writing tasks, think-aloud protocols and interviews. To trace the development of students' evaluative expertise, I coded inductively students' talk and comment about writing. Visualising the connections between emergent codes reveals writing quality as a complex web of criteria, with the essay question at the centre. There was a strong overlap between the official Faculty assessment criteria and the codes emerging from student data. However, students also frequently commented on procedural aspects of writing such as introductions and conclusions, which are left tacit or latent in Faculty criteria. Post-workshops, students' own metacognitive standards became increasingly reader-oriented and question-focussed, and these procedural aspects of writing drove the adaptations they made to their approach. I use rich, in-depth case study data to trace how, why, and when students made such adaptations. I also examine the role of peer feedback, which rather than offering new information, often verified or complemented the judgements students formed of their own writing during the workshops. The thesis thus illuminates processes involved in learning through assessment. It also shows that peer assessment is a practicable way of developing within the discipline both evaluative expertise and writing, which are key to lifelong learning.

全民健康保險自實施以來，透過危險分擔與社會互助的原則，降低了民眾就醫時的財務障礙，進而促進了全體國民的健康。可是由於收入成長減緩與支出不斷增加的情形，使得這個制度目前已面臨嚴重的財務危機，然而在目前政治與經濟環境的雙重影響之下，健保收入已無法有效增加，因此努力控制醫療費用支出，便成為當務之急。但是全民健康保險是一項社會福利政策，不能因為控制醫療費用而降低了醫療品質。如何將醫療資源有效分配，以便減少醫療資源浪費、維持醫療品質並減輕醫療費用的支出，便需依賴一個良好的審查制度。 然而對於醫療費用的審查，不管在設計、分析、控管乃至評估上，都是知識密集的工作，而且審查的過程還必須藉由專業審查者的參與始能完成，因此如何善用資訊科技予以適當之輔助，便成為醫務管理上一個非常重要的議題。 本研究使用健保局北區分局感冒等疾病之就醫資料作為樣本，在分析過國內外對醫療費用審查的建議方式後，嘗試設計一個新的自動化審查機制，並發展一套以資料發掘為基礎的自動化審查雛型系統，希望能在醫療院所申報的記錄中找出共同的規則，並利用這些規則自動將有問題的資料篩選出來，幫助健保局與專業審查者將焦點集中在有問題的資料上，以便能更有效率的進行審查的工作。 本研究所得到的結果，經健保局人員與專業審查醫師檢視後，認為確實可行，除了證明資料發掘技術可以有效地應用在醫療費用審查，並帶來可觀的效益之外，還達到有效降低審查人力、提昇審查效率的目的。而對於這種自動篩選出異常的審查方式，應如何實際加以應用，本研究也提出了具體的建議架構及實施步驟，供健保局在未來建立自動化審查制度時的參考依據。

<p>In this mini-thesis, I explore the New Partnership for Africa&rsquo / s Development&rsquo / s (NEPAD) Economic and Corporate Governance Initiative (ECGI). I argue that although this initiative is not the only means to, nor the end of determining whether the NEPAD is being implemented, the ECGI can be used as a good indicator of whether one important dimension of the NEPAD is implemented. I establish whether, through an analysis of the ECGI, that dimension of the NEPAD is being implemented by looking at the countries where the ECGI was implemented. I maintain the position that through the NEPAD, good governance in African countries is promoted and that is why the authors of the NEPAD document created the ECGI.</p>

The desire to translate constructivist and sociocultural approaches to learning in specific learning activities is evident in most forms of training at current, not least in online education. Teachers worldwide are struggling with questions of how to create conditions in this fairly new realm of education for learners to contribute to the development of a good quality in their own and others' learning. Collaboration in forms of text talk in asynchronous, text based forums (ADF) is often used so students can participate at the location and time that suits them best given the other aspects of their life situation. But previous research show how collaboration in forms of text talk do not always evolve in expected quality, and how participation sometimes can be so low that no discussions at all take place. Perhaps it is time to move on and make use of the variety of user-friendly audio-visible technologies that offers conditions for collaboration similar to those in the physical environment? Is there any point to use ADF for collaboration, beyond the flexible opportunity for participation it allows? If so, why, how and under what conditions are it worthwhile to use ADF for tasks meant to be worked collaboratively on? These questions were the starting point of the studies in this thesis that was researched through two case studies involving different techniques and data samples of various natures, with the aim to understand more about collaborative text talk. The research approach differs from the vast majority of studies in the research field of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) where many studies currently are conducted by analysis of quantifiable data. The first case study was conducted in the context of non-formal learning in Swedish Liberal Adult Education online, and the second in the context of higher education online in Sweden. The studies in the thesis were made on basis of socio-cultural theory and empirical studies. Empirical data was collected from questionnaires, interviews and texts created by students participating in tasks that they jointly resolved through text talk. Some results were brought back to the students for further explanation of the results. Findings from data analysis were triangulated with other results and with sociocultural theory. The results indicate that students can create knowledge relevant to their studies through text talk, but can feel restrained or dismiss the activity as irrelevant if important conditions are lacking.  Collaboration through text talk makes individual resources accessible in a specific place where it can be observed and its validity for the purpose of the task evaluated by others. Students with good insight in what they are supposed to accomplish seem be able to consult relevant guidance for this evaluation, from teachers, textbooks, scientific articles and other valid experiences important to their studies, and thereby contribute to learning of the quality they studies are meant to produce. Text talk also increases teachers’ possibilities to identify what the guidance the study group needs when evaluating the gathered resources and through their own active participation provide support in the students “zone of proximal development”. Contributions offered to the CSCL research field is the identifications of important mechanisms related to learning collaboratively through text talk, and the use of case study methodology as inspiration for others to try also these kinds of strategies to capture online learning.

My dissertation explores the history, pedagogy, and practice of peer review in academia and in the workplace, so that I could suggest strategies for improving peer review in the contemporary corporation. Several scholars have studied collaborative writing—of which peer review is just one type—but few have specifically and thoroughly treated the subject of peer review. I surveyed the technical writers in my organization as well as other local writers about their thoughts on peer review. For improving peer review in the workplace, two predominant themes emerged: improve the corporate culture and assign a manager to the process. Therefore, I explore how to create a sense of community in the organization, and I propose a leader of the peer review process—the technical editor. My final chapter discusses the pedagogical implications of my study, and includes suggestions for preparing technical communication students (i.e., technicaleditors) for such a leadership role in the workplace.

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<p>In this mini-thesis, I explore the New Partnership for Africa&rsquo / s Development&rsquo / s (NEPAD) Economic and Corporate Governance Initiative (ECGI). I argue that although this initiative is not the only means to, nor the end of determining whether the NEPAD is being implemented, the ECGI can be used as a good indicator of whether one important dimension of the NEPAD is implemented. I establish whether, through an analysis of the ECGI, that dimension of the NEPAD is being implemented by looking at the countries where the ECGI was implemented. I maintain the position that through the NEPAD, good governance in African countries is promoted and that is why the authors of the NEPAD document created the ECGI.</p>

Submitted by Valdinei Souza (neisouza@hotmail.com) on 2016-11-01T19:54:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Sérgio Franklin - Tese.pdf: 3307961 bytes, checksum: 2610b37c0e02490ec91167da89b041aa (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Urania Araujo (urania@ufba.br) on 2016-11-21T21:17:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Sérgio Franklin - Tese.pdf: 3307961 bytes, checksum: 2610b37c0e02490ec91167da89b041aa (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-21T21:17:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sérgio Franklin - Tese.pdf: 3307961 bytes, checksum: 2610b37c0e02490ec91167da89b041aa (MD5) / A pesquisa aborda a percepção de uma comunidade científica sobre o sistema de revisão por pares, frente ao impacto que as tecnologias eletrônicas trazem ao sistema tradicional, visto que elas imprimem rapidez à comunicação, publicação e disseminação da informação científica. Nas últimas décadas, registra-se uma tendência em direção à chamada “revisão por pares aberta” (open peer review), fortemente impulsionada pela facilidade e pelo poder das tecnologias e pelos anseios da sociedade científica e em geral por sistemas mais transparentes e mais justos. Neste percurso, têm destaque os atores envolvidos no sistema e sua importância para a credibilidade dos periódicos científicos e para o desenvolvimento da ciência, agora com novas feições, que se denomina de ciência aberta. O objetivo da tese é analisar e compreender a percepção da comunidade científica sobre o sistema de revisão por pares de periódicos científicos. A estratégia metodológica epistêmica utilizada fundamenta-se nos pressupostos da sociologia da ciência e quanto à tipologia da pesquisa, é classificada como um estudo exploratório-descritivo, numa abordagem combinada de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa. Quanto aos aspectos quantitativos, a coleta de dados empíricos envolve o método survey e para os qualitativos adota a análise de conteúdo para tratamento dos dados das questões de natureza aberta, por meio de técnica infométrica (infometrics). A população foi composta por nove universidades brasileiras, da esfera federal, que mantém programa de pós-graduação na área de medicina. Para seleção dos programas utilizou se como ponto de corte aqueles avaliados pela CAPES com nota maior ou igual a 5, totalizando 14 programas As unidades de pesquisas são representadas por 365 professores. Os resultados apontam para uma insatisfação geral com o sistema de revisão por pares, pela comunidade estudada. O nível de preferência pelo modelo duplo-cego como o mais eficaz identificado contradiz a literatura estudada que indica o modelo simples-cego como o mais adotado na área de medicina. Apresenta uma percepção unânime de que o objetivo da revisão é melhorar a qualidade dos artigos publicados. Revela que interesses econômicos se constituem em obstáculos à transparência e credibilidade do sistema. Mostra que as tecnologias eletrônicas podem contribuir com a melhoria do sistema, por meio de software para controle de plágio, agilidade dos processos de revisão, servindo como um catalisador na abertura do sistema. Aponta que a maioria dos investigados se compraz em revisar artigos, mas que há uma falta de revisores dispostos a revisar, o que compromete a sustentabilidade do sistema. Há um nível de percepção elevado de que existe ausência de orientações e de treinamento de como revisar e que essas ações melhorariam o sistema de revisão por pare. O conjunto de dados indica que o estudo feito na área de medicina, em relação à literatura, no geral, acompanha as tendências internacionais. A partir dos resultados, podem-se vislumbrar novas pesquisas visto que se trata de um tempo em transformação paradigmática,abrangendo a comunidade da Ciência da Informação. / ABSTRACT The research addresses the perception of a scientific community about the peer review system under the contribution of the electronic technologies brought to the traditional system, since they improve the effectiveness of communication, publication and dissemination of scientific information. In the last decades, it is noted a trend towards so-called "open peer review" boosted by the facility and power of technology and the yearnings of the scientific society, and in general, for more transparent and fairer systems.. In this way, it has highlighted the actors involved in the system and its importance for the credibility of scientific journals and the development of science, now with new features, which is called open science. The aim of this thesis is to analyze and understand the perception of a scientific community on the peer review system of scientific journals. The epistemic methodological approach is based on the assumptions of the sociology of science and as to the typology, the research is classified as an exploratory and descriptive study, on a combined approach of qualitative and quantitative aspects . As for the quantitative aspects, the empirical data collection involves the survey method and the qualitative adopts content analysis for data processing of the open issues through infometrics technique. The population consisted of nine Brazilian Federal universities, which keeps graduate programs in medicine. For selection of programs used to as the cutoff point those evaluated by CAPES with highest score or equal to 5, totaling 14 programs Research units are represented by 365 teachers. The results point to a general dissatisfaction with the peer review system by the community studied. The level of preference for double-blind model as the most effective that was identified, contradicts the studied literature that indicate single-blind model as the most widely adopted in medicine area. It presents a unanimous perception that the review goal is to improve the quality of published articles. It reveals that economic interests constitute obstacles to the transparency and credibility of the system. It shows that electronic technologies can contribute to the improvement of the system through software to control plagiarism, the speed revision processes, and acting as a catalyst in the system opening. It points out that the majority investigated delight in review articles, but there is a lack of reviewers willing to review, which compromises the system's sustainability. There is a high level of perception that considers that there is a lack of guidelines and training on how to review and that these actions if adopted could improve the review system. The data set indicates that the study in medicine, in relation to literature, in general, follows international trends. From the results, we can envision new research as it is a time of paradigmatic transformation, including the community of Information Science.

Pesquisas têm indicado que o diálogo colaborativo poderia ser o lugar onde o uso da língua e a aprendizagem da língua poderiam coocorrer (SWAIN, 1997), tornando-se uma atividade social e cognitiva (SWAIN, 2000). A prática de revisão por pares proporciona a seus participantes um tipo de aprendizagem colaborativa, com foco na escrita, que permite a interação entre os alunos e que os leva à co-construção de conhecimento. Ela tem como objetivo auxiliar no desenvolvimento da autonomia dos aprendizes, levando-os de um estágio de dependência para outros estágios de inter e independência, em um processo contínuo de tomada de controle para a realização de seus objetivos. Unindo seus conhecimentos, os aprendizes, ao trabalharem juntos, alcançam níveis mais elevados de desempenho, através da assistência mútua (OHTA, 2000). Assim, esta pesquisa teve por objetivo propor a prática de revisão por pares de produção escrita a um 8º ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola com currículo bilíngue Português-Inglês do sul do Brasil. Ela visou a analisar a atividade colaborativa em que os participantes se envolveram enquanto estavam engajados na atividade de revisão por pares, destacando os efeitos que essa revisão apresentou nas versões finais dos textos e, para tal, os dados foram analisados de forma quantitativa e qualitativa. A geração dos dados ocorreu durante o segundo trimestre letivo nas aulas de Inglês Aplicado, em que os alunos produziram individualmente e revisaram colaborativamente cinco textos cada. As propostas para a produção dos textos estavam de acordo com as diretrizes do exame de Cambridge FCE for Schools, que os alunos participantes prestariam no ano seguinte, e envolveram gêneros textuais variados. As expectativas dos aprendizes antes da prática, bem como sua avaliação depois das sessões de revisão foram analisadas Os resultados apontam para a receptividade dos participantes a essa prática pedagógica e para o trabalho colaborativo, e demonstram o otimismo dos aprendizes em relação à possibilidade de melhoria dos seus textos após a revisão do colega. Em relação aos textos produzidos, foi feito o levantamento de quais aspectos linguísticos e textuais foram abordados nas interações através das categorias apresentadas por Storch (2005). Também se buscou investigar se as sugestões dadas pelos revisores foram benéficas para a escrita de uma segunda versão melhor do texto e se as sugestões recebidas foram incorporadas à nova versão do texto. Foi possível observar que, nos Episódios Relacionados à Língua (ERL, SWAIN, 2002), foram discutidos diferentes aspectos linguísticos e estruturais dos textos, focando tanto na forma quanto no conteúdo Os dados sugerem que a maioria dos ERLs foram resolvidos e resolvidos corretamente, impactando positivamente na reescrita dos textos e suportando evidência empírica já existente nesse sentido (NIU, 2009; STORCH, 2001; STORCH e ALDOSARI, 2013). Da mesma forma, a maioria das sugestões foi incorporada pelos escritores quando reescreveram seus textos. Por fim, a interação entre os participantes e os padrões de interação desenvolvidos foram analisados, observando se houve andaimento, negociação, mediação e troca de papéis, e as duplas foram situadas em um continuum, desenvolvido para a análise desses dados, que vai do mais conflitivo para o mais colaborativo. Os resultados apontam que mesmo em pares em que os aprendizes demonstram habilidade linguística semelhante na L2 e não seja possível identificar um indivíduo mais experiente, os participantes foram capazes de oferecer andaimento e engajar-se em negociação e em um processo colaborativo de aprendizagem. Esta pesquisa pretende contribuir com professores ao evidenciar que a colaboração entre aprendizes é um caminho para que a aprendizagem de L2 aconteça, mantendo-os motivados, indo ao encontro de seus interesses e desenvolvendo sua autonomia como aprendizes de L2. / Research has shown that collaborative dialogue could be where language use and language learning would co-occur (SWAIN, 1997) becoming a cognitive and social activity (SWAIN, 2000). The peer review practice engages its participants in a collaborative type of learning, focused on writing, which allows the interaction among students and leads them to coconstruct knowledge. Its objective is to help develop learners’ autonomy, taking them from a stage of dependence to others of inter- and independence, in a continuous process of gaining greater control to reach their objectives. When working together, learners achieve greater levels of performance through shared knowledge and mutual assistance (OHTA, 2000). Therefore, this research had the objective of implementing the practice of writing peer review in a Portuguese-English Bilingual school in the South of Brazil with students from the 8th year of Elementary School. It aimed at analyzing the collaborative activity students engaged in while peer reviewing, highlighting the impact the reviews had on the final versions of the texts. For this purpose, the data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Data were generated during the second term of a school year in the Applied English class, when students individually wrote and collaboratively reviewed five texts each. The writing tasks were based on the genres tested in the FCE for schools Cambridge proficiency exam, which students would take on the following year. The participants’ expectations before the practice, as well as their evaluation after the peer review sessions were analyzed Results show that participants welcome the opportunity of working collaboratively and show optimism regarding the improvement of their texts. In relation to the written texts, the contents of suggestions approached during interactions were listed and categorized according to Storch (2005). The suggestions were also analyzed regarding their validity and take-up rates were calculated. It was possible to observe that different linguistic aspects and text structure features were discussed in the Language Related Episodes (LRE, SWAIN, 2002) focusing both on form and content. Data suggest that most LREs were resolved and resolved correctly, having a positive impact on the second version of the text, supporting already existing empirical evidence (NIU, 2009; STORCH, 2001; STORCH and ALDOSARI, 2013). Similarly, most suggestions were incorporated by writers when reviewing their texts. Finally, the participants’ interactions and the interaction patterns they presented were analyzed, with the aim of observing if there was scaffolding, negotiation, mediation and changing of roles. Pairs were situated in a continuum developed for data analysis. This continuum goes from the most conflictive to the most collaborative behavior. Results indicate that even when the members of the pair show similar L2 language ability and there is no identifiable expert, participants were able to scaffold and engage in negotiation in a collaborative learning process. This research intends to contribute to the language teaching professionals by showing evidences that peer collaboration is key to L2 language learning, keeping students motivated and developing their autonomy as language learners.

Pesquisas têm indicado que o diálogo colaborativo poderia ser o lugar onde o uso da língua e a aprendizagem da língua poderiam coocorrer (SWAIN, 1997), tornando-se uma atividade social e cognitiva (SWAIN, 2000). A prática de revisão por pares proporciona a seus participantes um tipo de aprendizagem colaborativa, com foco na escrita, que permite a interação entre os alunos e que os leva à co-construção de conhecimento. Ela tem como objetivo auxiliar no desenvolvimento da autonomia dos aprendizes, levando-os de um estágio de dependência para outros estágios de inter e independência, em um processo contínuo de tomada de controle para a realização de seus objetivos. Unindo seus conhecimentos, os aprendizes, ao trabalharem juntos, alcançam níveis mais elevados de desempenho, através da assistência mútua (OHTA, 2000). Assim, esta pesquisa teve por objetivo propor a prática de revisão por pares de produção escrita a um 8º ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola com currículo bilíngue Português-Inglês do sul do Brasil. Ela visou a analisar a atividade colaborativa em que os participantes se envolveram enquanto estavam engajados na atividade de revisão por pares, destacando os efeitos que essa revisão apresentou nas versões finais dos textos e, para tal, os dados foram analisados de forma quantitativa e qualitativa. A geração dos dados ocorreu durante o segundo trimestre letivo nas aulas de Inglês Aplicado, em que os alunos produziram individualmente e revisaram colaborativamente cinco textos cada. As propostas para a produção dos textos estavam de acordo com as diretrizes do exame de Cambridge FCE for Schools, que os alunos participantes prestariam no ano seguinte, e envolveram gêneros textuais variados. As expectativas dos aprendizes antes da prática, bem como sua avaliação depois das sessões de revisão foram analisadas Os resultados apontam para a receptividade dos participantes a essa prática pedagógica e para o trabalho colaborativo, e demonstram o otimismo dos aprendizes em relação à possibilidade de melhoria dos seus textos após a revisão do colega. Em relação aos textos produzidos, foi feito o levantamento de quais aspectos linguísticos e textuais foram abordados nas interações através das categorias apresentadas por Storch (2005). Também se buscou investigar se as sugestões dadas pelos revisores foram benéficas para a escrita de uma segunda versão melhor do texto e se as sugestões recebidas foram incorporadas à nova versão do texto. Foi possível observar que, nos Episódios Relacionados à Língua (ERL, SWAIN, 2002), foram discutidos diferentes aspectos linguísticos e estruturais dos textos, focando tanto na forma quanto no conteúdo Os dados sugerem que a maioria dos ERLs foram resolvidos e resolvidos corretamente, impactando positivamente na reescrita dos textos e suportando evidência empírica já existente nesse sentido (NIU, 2009; STORCH, 2001; STORCH e ALDOSARI, 2013). Da mesma forma, a maioria das sugestões foi incorporada pelos escritores quando reescreveram seus textos. Por fim, a interação entre os participantes e os padrões de interação desenvolvidos foram analisados, observando se houve andaimento, negociação, mediação e troca de papéis, e as duplas foram situadas em um continuum, desenvolvido para a análise desses dados, que vai do mais conflitivo para o mais colaborativo. Os resultados apontam que mesmo em pares em que os aprendizes demonstram habilidade linguística semelhante na L2 e não seja possível identificar um indivíduo mais experiente, os participantes foram capazes de oferecer andaimento e engajar-se em negociação e em um processo colaborativo de aprendizagem. Esta pesquisa pretende contribuir com professores ao evidenciar que a colaboração entre aprendizes é um caminho para que a aprendizagem de L2 aconteça, mantendo-os motivados, indo ao encontro de seus interesses e desenvolvendo sua autonomia como aprendizes de L2. / Research has shown that collaborative dialogue could be where language use and language learning would co-occur (SWAIN, 1997) becoming a cognitive and social activity (SWAIN, 2000). The peer review practice engages its participants in a collaborative type of learning, focused on writing, which allows the interaction among students and leads them to coconstruct knowledge. Its objective is to help develop learners’ autonomy, taking them from a stage of dependence to others of inter- and independence, in a continuous process of gaining greater control to reach their objectives. When working together, learners achieve greater levels of performance through shared knowledge and mutual assistance (OHTA, 2000). Therefore, this research had the objective of implementing the practice of writing peer review in a Portuguese-English Bilingual school in the South of Brazil with students from the 8th year of Elementary School. It aimed at analyzing the collaborative activity students engaged in while peer reviewing, highlighting the impact the reviews had on the final versions of the texts. For this purpose, the data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Data were generated during the second term of a school year in the Applied English class, when students individually wrote and collaboratively reviewed five texts each. The writing tasks were based on the genres tested in the FCE for schools Cambridge proficiency exam, which students would take on the following year. The participants’ expectations before the practice, as well as their evaluation after the peer review sessions were analyzed Results show that participants welcome the opportunity of working collaboratively and show optimism regarding the improvement of their texts. In relation to the written texts, the contents of suggestions approached during interactions were listed and categorized according to Storch (2005). The suggestions were also analyzed regarding their validity and take-up rates were calculated. It was possible to observe that different linguistic aspects and text structure features were discussed in the Language Related Episodes (LRE, SWAIN, 2002) focusing both on form and content. Data suggest that most LREs were resolved and resolved correctly, having a positive impact on the second version of the text, supporting already existing empirical evidence (NIU, 2009; STORCH, 2001; STORCH and ALDOSARI, 2013). Similarly, most suggestions were incorporated by writers when reviewing their texts. Finally, the participants’ interactions and the interaction patterns they presented were analyzed, with the aim of observing if there was scaffolding, negotiation, mediation and changing of roles. Pairs were situated in a continuum developed for data analysis. This continuum goes from the most conflictive to the most collaborative behavior. Results indicate that even when the members of the pair show similar L2 language ability and there is no identifiable expert, participants were able to scaffold and engage in negotiation in a collaborative learning process. This research intends to contribute to the language teaching professionals by showing evidences that peer collaboration is key to L2 language learning, keeping students motivated and developing their autonomy as language learners.