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<u>Group 6:</u> | |||
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<b>Positive aspects of the project and suggested improvements:</b> | |||
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The authors of group 6 have created a variety of subheadings related to the TGF-beta signalling pathway, including the nature of the growth factor, its mechanism of action, history and emerging research (criteria 1). Authors have also provided two diagrams related to TGF-beta signalling which reinforces the description of TGF signalling provided (criteria 2). These diagrams allow for a much simpler interpretation of the signalling process described and assist in teaching at the peer level (criteria 4). It appears that the authors are beginning to conduct investigations into new research surrounding TGF-beta signalling, thus indicating that they are attempting to research beyond formal teaching activities (criteria 5). | |||
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Whilst it is excellent that multiple subheadings have been provided, a possible improvement would be to include a much larger variety of subheadings which cover the scope of TGF-beta’s role in embryonic development, abnormalities, types of TGF receptors and animal models. This may allow audiences to understand the big picture surrounding this signalling pathway which will assist in the understanding of the information already provided. Another improvement to this page would be to include more images under different subheadings. One example would be to include an image or table showing the history of discovery surrounding discovery of this signalling pathway. | |||
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<b>Negative aspects of the project and suggested improvements:</b> | |||
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Although there were positive aspects of this project, there were also numerous negative aspects which may be improved. One key negative feature of the page was that the authors did not discuss the role of TGF-beta signalling in the context of embryonic development, hence meaning they failed to meet criteria 6. To ensure that this criterion is met, authors may conduct research into the involvement of TGF-beta in specific processes that occur during embryonic development, perhaps organ development and growth of different primitive structures. In addition, whilst the authors have provided a history of the TGF-beta signalling pathway, the history appears to be very brief. Thus an improvement which may be implemented would be to include a more extensive background regarding the history of discovery of the pathway. It was also noticed that no tables were utilised within the page. A possible improvement would be to include a table describing different abnormalities and their causes in the context of disruption of the TGF-beta pathway. A table may also be utilised to describe different subtypes of TGF-beta receptors as well as their functions during embryonic development. Tables may be utilised as they will assist in the process of teaching at the peer level (criteria 4), particularly because they convey information in an orderly and organised manner. | |||
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The authors of this project also failed to meet criteria 3, in that only one source was referenced in the process of the signalling pathway and also no in-text citations were provided. In addition, authors failed to reference the image file named, “Process of TGF-beta signalling pathway 01”. It is vital that all sources are referenced correctly in order to ensure that the copyright laws regarding the use of information are adhered to. The final negative aspect of the project was that the page did not flow very well, in that subheadings were arranged in a disorderly fashion. An example of this is the inclusion of the subheading labelled, “history of TGF-beta signalling pathway”, towards the end of the page. Since such a subheading provides a background surrounding the pathway, a possible improvement would be to include this subheading at the beginning of the page. By ensuring the orderliness of the page, this creates a sense of coherency between subheadings, thus making the page more appealing and engaging. |
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Signalling: 1 Wnt | 2 Notch | 3 FGF Receptor | 4 Hedgehog | 5 T-box | 6 TGF-Beta | |||
Here are some starting places for the topic. Can be patterning, differentiation, etc. as long as a developmental signal process/pathway. |
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Peer Review
Group 6:
Positive aspects of the project and suggested improvements:
The authors of group 6 have created a variety of subheadings related to the TGF-beta signalling pathway, including the nature of the growth factor, its mechanism of action, history and emerging research (criteria 1). Authors have also provided two diagrams related to TGF-beta signalling which reinforces the description of TGF signalling provided (criteria 2). These diagrams allow for a much simpler interpretation of the signalling process described and assist in teaching at the peer level (criteria 4). It appears that the authors are beginning to conduct investigations into new research surrounding TGF-beta signalling, thus indicating that they are attempting to research beyond formal teaching activities (criteria 5).
Whilst it is excellent that multiple subheadings have been provided, a possible improvement would be to include a much larger variety of subheadings which cover the scope of TGF-beta’s role in embryonic development, abnormalities, types of TGF receptors and animal models. This may allow audiences to understand the big picture surrounding this signalling pathway which will assist in the understanding of the information already provided. Another improvement to this page would be to include more images under different subheadings. One example would be to include an image or table showing the history of discovery surrounding discovery of this signalling pathway.
Negative aspects of the project and suggested improvements:
Although there were positive aspects of this project, there were also numerous negative aspects which may be improved. One key negative feature of the page was that the authors did not discuss the role of TGF-beta signalling in the context of embryonic development, hence meaning they failed to meet criteria 6. To ensure that this criterion is met, authors may conduct research into the involvement of TGF-beta in specific processes that occur during embryonic development, perhaps organ development and growth of different primitive structures. In addition, whilst the authors have provided a history of the TGF-beta signalling pathway, the history appears to be very brief. Thus an improvement which may be implemented would be to include a more extensive background regarding the history of discovery of the pathway. It was also noticed that no tables were utilised within the page. A possible improvement would be to include a table describing different abnormalities and their causes in the context of disruption of the TGF-beta pathway. A table may also be utilised to describe different subtypes of TGF-beta receptors as well as their functions during embryonic development. Tables may be utilised as they will assist in the process of teaching at the peer level (criteria 4), particularly because they convey information in an orderly and organised manner.
The authors of this project also failed to meet criteria 3, in that only one source was referenced in the process of the signalling pathway and also no in-text citations were provided. In addition, authors failed to reference the image file named, “Process of TGF-beta signalling pathway 01”. It is vital that all sources are referenced correctly in order to ensure that the copyright laws regarding the use of information are adhered to. The final negative aspect of the project was that the page did not flow very well, in that subheadings were arranged in a disorderly fashion. An example of this is the inclusion of the subheading labelled, “history of TGF-beta signalling pathway”, towards the end of the page. Since such a subheading provides a background surrounding the pathway, a possible improvement would be to include this subheading at the beginning of the page. By ensuring the orderliness of the page, this creates a sense of coherency between subheadings, thus making the page more appealing and engaging.