Students' feedback experiences and expectations pre- and post-university entry

Keith Gray; Robert Riegler; Michael Walsh

doi:10.1007/s43545-022-00313-y

Students' feedback experiences and expectations pre- and post-university entry

Keith Gray, Robert Riegler, Michael Walsh

School of Economics, Finance and Accounting

Aston University

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Abstract

Feedback on submitted work is a crucial element of students' learning process, but UK undergraduate students are often dissatisfied with the nature and process of university feedback. This article explores the causes of this dissatisfaction by analysing students' past feedback experiences pre-university and how these relate to their expectations regarding feedback at the Higher Education level. This study is based on a large survey undertaken at a UK Business School at the beginning of course induction meetings for 1st year undergraduate students. The results reveal that there is a significant misalignment between students' university feedback expectations and actual university feedback. These findings highlight the importance of managing student expectations regarding the nature and timeliness of feedback. This paper offers suggestions for feedback design and managing students' feedback expectations for course leaders to facilitate students' transition from schools and colleges to UK universities.

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43545-022-00313-y.

Original language	English
Article number	16
Number of pages	16
Journal	SN social sciences
Volume	2
Issue number	2
Early online date	29 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-022-00313-y
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 29 Jan 2022

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Higher education
Feedback expectation
Feedback experience
Feedback design

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