Can We Meet Their Expectations? Experiences and Perceptions of Feedback in First Year Undergraduate Students

Autor/inn/en	Robinson, Sarita; Pope, Debbie; Holyoak, Lynda
Titel	Can We Meet Their Expectations? Experiences and Perceptions of Feedback in First Year Undergraduate Students
Quelle	In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 38 (2013) 3, S.260-272 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-2938
DOI	10.1080/02602938.2011.629291
Schlagwörter	Expectation; Feedback (Response); Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; College Freshmen; Emotional Response; Psychology; Student Attitudes; United Kingdom; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Expectancy; Erwartung; Ausland; Fragebogen; Studienanfänger; Emotionales Verhalten; Psychologie; Schülerverhalten; Großbritannien
Abstract	Student ratings of satisfaction with feedback are consistently lower than other teaching and learning elements within the UK higher education sector. However, reasons for this dissatisfaction are often unclear to teaching staff, who believe their students are receiving timely, extensive and informative feedback. This study explores possible explanations for this mismatch between staff and students' perceptions of feedback quality. One hundred and sixty-six first year undergraduate students completed a questionnaire detailing their experiences of feedback on coursework before and throughout their first year at university. Results indicate that whilst procedural elements of feedback (timeliness and legibility) are considered satisfactory, past experiences (pre-university) may influence student expectations of feedback. Some students had a severe, negative emotional response to the feedback provided and few students engaged in self-help (independent learning) behaviours to improve their performance following feedback. We consider how changes in feedback practices could improve students' use of, and satisfaction with, their feedback. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10