Monday, June 3, 2013

Peer Reviews: Summing Them Up

I had five people review my blog, and this is what I deduced from all of their comments.
  • My conclusion, although people thought that it did make some good points, is a little vague.  If I were to change it, I would probably explain more what I mean by using the quote "it [is] everything, and nothing,".  It seems that a lot of people were confused by that cliffhanger, which I completely understand.  I would definitely be much more clear in my conclusion if I were to go back.
  • A few people would have liked it if I had delved deeper into the training aspect, so perhaps I could have compared Kenyan training styles with other training styles.
  • One person really wanted more explanation for some parts of my blog, such as what makes Kenyans such hard workers, and what makes them love running more than other people.  I didn't go into that because a lot of that is sort of speculation, so there really isn't a way to figure that out, but I do agree it would have been a good idea to mention the why in those posts, and maybe find a few different theories.
  • Another person mentioned that I shouldn't have used phrases like "I think" and "it seems like", because they made my argument less strong.  I see the point in this, however, most of the things I talk about are speculation, and just theories, so I can't exactly know things for sure.  But there are definitely a few places I see where I could have made my argument seem stronger on the commentary side by changing these phrases.
  • Finally, many people agreed that if I had added more pictures/charts, it would have made the blog more interesting.  I would definitely take this advice and include more graphics if I were to make revisions.

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