TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying predictors of students' perception of and engagement with assessment feedback
AU - Ali, Nadia
AU - Ahmed, Lubna
AU - Rose, Sarah
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Higher education students’ perception of and level of engagement with the feedback they receive has gained increasing attention in the literature to identify areas which require educators’ attention. However, predictors of students' perception and engagement have yet to be identified. To address this, a survey measuring students’ views and practices regarding feedback was completed. Characteristics of the individual student (gender, age and whether English is their first language) the learning environment (student lives on or off campus) and course related variables (year of study of the course and whether the second subject was the same or a different discipline) were analysed to assess whether these variables predict students’ perception and engagement with feedback. Multivariate analysis established that the only significant predictor variable was year of study of the course thus identifying a key predictor whilst ruling out numerous potential predictors. As the only significant predictor of students' relationship with feedback was their year of study, further analyses were conducted to establish which specific areas of perception of and engagement with feedback change as a function of this.
AB - Higher education students’ perception of and level of engagement with the feedback they receive has gained increasing attention in the literature to identify areas which require educators’ attention. However, predictors of students' perception and engagement have yet to be identified. To address this, a survey measuring students’ views and practices regarding feedback was completed. Characteristics of the individual student (gender, age and whether English is their first language) the learning environment (student lives on or off campus) and course related variables (year of study of the course and whether the second subject was the same or a different discipline) were analysed to assess whether these variables predict students’ perception and engagement with feedback. Multivariate analysis established that the only significant predictor variable was year of study of the course thus identifying a key predictor whilst ruling out numerous potential predictors. As the only significant predictor of students' relationship with feedback was their year of study, further analyses were conducted to establish which specific areas of perception of and engagement with feedback change as a function of this.
KW - HE assessment
KW - Student learning
KW - perception of feedback
KW - engagement with feedback
KW - predictors of satisfaction
UR - https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journal/active-learning-higher-education
U2 - 10.1177/1469787417735609
DO - 10.1177/1469787417735609
M3 - Article
VL - 19
SP - 239
EP - 251
JO - Active Learning in Higher Education
JF - Active Learning in Higher Education
SN - 1469-7874
IS - 3
ER -