Qualified Peer Reviewer — Counselor Grading

Leslie Nicoll

Qualified Peer Reviewer — Counselor Grading

Private Counselor workflow. Review the participant’s submitted practicum entry, then complete the scoring form below.

For the current test submission, open Practicum Entry #44 in a new tab.

Score the quality of the participant’s peer review, not whether you personally agree with every judgment. A total score of 80/100 or higher passes unless there is a serious peer-review failure that warrants revision.

Private Counselor scoring form for the Peer Review Microcredential practicum. Score the quality of the participant's review, not whether the Counselor personally agrees with every judgment. Passing score: 80/100. Reviews below 80 may be revised and resubmitted.

Participant Name

First

Last

Participant Email

Practicum Submission ID or Reference

Enter the WPForms entry ID or other reference that links this evaluation to the participant's practicum submission.

Manuscript Reviewed

Manuscript 1 — Transitional care needs of people with dementia and their care partners across the illness trajectory
Manuscript 2 — Relationship between emotional labor and cognitive emotion regulation strategies among nurses
Manuscript 3 — Implementation and evaluation of an electronic diabetes consultation service in a rural primary care setting
Manuscript 4 — Experiences of early-career nurse scientists transitioning into clinically based nurse scientist roles

1. Overall Assessment & Recommendation — score out of 15

Is the recommendation thoughtful and supported by the review, and are confidential comments to the editor appropriate?

2. Five Manuscript Ratings — score out of 15

Do the ratings demonstrate thoughtful evaluative judgment and remain internally consistent with the written review?

3. Most Important Contribution — score out of 15

Does the reviewer identify and explain the manuscript’s meaningful contribution?

4. Priority Revisions — score out of 25

Does the reviewer identify, prioritize, and constructively explain substantive revisions that would strengthen the manuscript?

5. Why Readers Should Care — score out of 10

Does the reviewer thoughtfully address the relevance and significance of the work for the intended readership?

6. Expertise and Scope — score out of 10

Does the reviewer appropriately identify relevant expertise and/or recognize the limits of their expertise?

7. Human-Centered Quality Across the Review — score out of 10

Is the review respectful, specific, constructive, proportionate, and useful to the author?

Total Score — out of 100

Add the seven rubric scores above. A total score of 80 or higher ordinarily passes unless there is a serious peer-review failure that warrants revision.

Outcome

Pass
Revise and Resubmit

A score of 80 or higher ordinarily passes unless there is a serious peer-review failure that warrants revision.

Counselor Feedback to Participant

Summarize what the participant did well and the most important ways to strengthen the review. If revision is required, be specific about what needs to change.

Private Counselor Notes

Optional notes for internal use, including manuscript-specific observations or reasons for overriding a numerical pass.