Quality feedback on assessment: apple for the teacher? How first year student perceptions of assessment feedback affect their engagement with study

Anna Potter; Kathryn Lynch

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Quality feedback on assessment: apple for the teacher? How first year student perceptions of assessment feedback affect their engagement with study

Anna Potter and Kathryn Lynch

Proceedings of the 11th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, pp.1-10

Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference, 11th (Hobart, Australia, 30-Jun-2008–02-Jul-2008)

Queensland University of Technology

2008

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Abstract

Curriculum and Pedagogy

feedback

higher education

assessment

engagement

Feedback on assessment items can be described as being constructive and informative and can guide the writer towards improving. However, are students really satisfied with the feedback they are receiving on assessment items completed during their first year of tertiary study? The research presented here explores the quality of feedback and the impact this has on students' learning and progression to the next stage of their degree program. The study found that inappropriate methods of feedback can demoralise even the most highly achieving students, and that students can develop cynical views regarding assessment feedback, which can impact on their academic engagement and approaches to learning.

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Title: Quality feedback on assessment: apple for the teacher? How first year student perceptions of assessment feedback affect their engagement with study
Authors: Anna Potter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Kathryn Lynch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Contributors: J Thomas (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 11th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, pp.1-10
Conference details: Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference, 11th (Hobart, Australia, 30-Jun-2008–02-Jul-2008)
Publisher: Queensland University of Technology
Date published: 2008
ISBN: 9781741072419
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Creative Industries - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449640402621
Output Type: Conference paper

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