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REPORT WRITING 



T Question: Please suggest ground rules, direction, process that could make this part 



of the assessment process as eflficient and workable as possible for authors, editors, and 

 typists? 



Answer: A writer should be assigned to the team from the beginning This 

 person should be designated as the writer of the team report. The format should be 

 determined early. 



U. Question: Would you advise holding a session for writers, editors, and typists 

 before any writing begins (should the style used and reference requirements be 

 communicated in a formal way very early in the process? 



Answer: Yes. 



PEER REVIEW 



V. Question: How well did the peer review process work? 



Answer: There was little peer review. Most review was "technical review". 

 This review was not adequate for some parts of the assessment. The policy review was 

 also spotty—excellent on some points, but absent on others. 



W Question: What changes would you suggest for future peer reviews? 



Answer: It should be conducted on the draft of the team reports, not just the 

 "product" of individual team members There needs to be enough time to do peer review, 

 and enough time to incorporate the results We also believe it would have been useful to 

 have more general public comment on the draft reports in addition to peer and technical 

 review. 



TIMELINES 



X Question: What things should be considered when time-frames and deadlines are 

 developed that could make your task easier and the assessment more valuable? 



Answer: If there had been more attention put on how the technical reports 

 would be written, it would have been possible to avoid placing a crushing burden on some 



