摘要：The present study assessed peer response orientation among students of a university writing course utilizing peer response sessions. An original questionnaire survey was conducted at the time of the initial and the final class. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses identified 3 factors affecting peer response orientation: peer response affinity, reluctance to disclose opinions and discomfort in accepting opinions. Peer response affinity was significantly higher and reluctance to disclose opinions and discomfort in accepting opinions were significantly lower at the final class than at the initial class. However, students with low peer response affinity or high discomfort in accepting opinions gave significantly lower evaluations of peer responses compared to other students. Conversely, the results of a writing competency test revealed significantly higher writing scores after the course regardless of peer response affinity, reluctance to disclose opinions and discomfort in accepting opinions.
