Feedback-Dialogues: Exploring the Student Perspective

Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, I-First article DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2011.649244

Posted: 17 Jun 2012

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Alasdair Blair

De Montfort University

S. McGinty

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: January 18, 2012

Abstract

There have been many recommendations for dialogue to be part of the feedback process for students in higher education. In this paper we report on the findings of feedback-dialogue practices among 17 History, Politics and International Relations undergraduate students. The study is based on findings obtained from semi-structured interviews and focus groups which sought to explore the extent to which students perceive feedback-dialogues to be part of their learning experience and subsequently the value they place upon them. The aim of the research is to develop strategies for encouraging dialogue between lecturer-student and student-student to enhance the students’ experiences of feedback. Analysis of the results indicates the existence of a ‘top-down’ approach to dialogue between lecturers and students and gaps in opportunities for these types of exchange. A range of strategies for creating models which address these two issues are proposed.

Suggested Citation

Blair, Alasdair and McGinty, S., Feedback-Dialogues: Exploring the Student Perspective (January 18, 2012). Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, I-First article DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2011.649244, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2085598

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