Perceptions of Feedback among Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students of Four Health Science Disciplines

Jenny Strong; Clair Hughes; Wayne Wilson; Wendy Arnott; Rosemary Isles; Anne Bennison

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Perceptions of Feedback among Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students of Four Health Science Disciplines

Jenny Strong, Clair Hughes, Wayne Wilson, Wendy Arnott, Rosemary Isles and Anne Bennison

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, Vol.10(4), pp.1-8

2012

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Clinical Sciences

Public Health and Health Services

Other Medical and Health Sciences

feedback

student learning

health sciences

student perceptions

Feedback is an important support for student learning. Yet data suggests that some students are often underwhelmed with the feedback they receive. Two factors potentially influencing this perception are entry level and type of health science program. To investigate this further, 492 undergraduate and postgraduate students from four health science disciplines (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology and audiology) at a large Australian university were asked to complete a survey on the feedback that they had received during their studies. Students reported that they valued feedback with 93% seriously engaging with their feedback and 88% considering that feedback assisted their learning. However, different perceptions on some areas of feedback were reported by different groups. Postgraduate students had significantly (p<0.01 to 0.0005) higher satisfaction with several aspects of feedback than undergraduate students, while audiology students reported significantly (p<0.05 to 0.0001) higher satisfaction levels than the other disciplinary groups. Fiftyeight percent of the students felt that feedback would be improved if it was more timely and if there was more of it, particularly in practical classes (55%). Methods of improving the feedback provided to these students are discussed.

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Title: Perceptions of Feedback among Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students of Four Health Science Disciplines
Authors: Jenny Strong (Author) - University of Queensland
Clair Hughes (Author) - University of Queensland
Wayne Wilson (Author) - University of Queensland
Wendy Arnott (Author) - University of Queensland
Rosemary Isles (Author) - University of Queensland
Anne Bennison (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, Vol.10(4), pp.1-8
Publisher: Nova Southeastern University
Date published: 2012
ISSN: 1540-580X
Copyright note: Copyright © The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 2012. This Manuscript is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Health Care Sciences at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice by an authorized editor of NSUWorks
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450896802621
Output Type: Journal article

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