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Thanks, but no-thanks for the feedback
Forsythe, Alex Johnson, Sophie
Forsythe, Alex
Johnson, Sophie
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2016-06-05
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Feedback is an emotional business in which personal disposition influences what is attended to, encoded, consolidated and eventually retrieved. Here, we examine the extent to which students’ perceptions of feedback and their personal dispositions can be used to predict whether they appreciate, engage with and act on the feedback that they receive. The study is framed in psychological theories of mindset, defensive behaviours and new psychometric measures of the psychological integration of assessment feedback. Results suggest that, in this university population, growth mindset students were in the minority. Generally, students are fostering self-defensive behaviours that fail to nurture remediation following feedback. Recommendations explore the implications for students who engage in self-deception, and the ways in which psychologists and academics may intercede to help students progress academically by increasing their self-awareness.
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Forsythe, Alex and Johnson, Sophie (2017) Thanks, but no-thanks for the feedback. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 42 (6). 850 - 859.
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0260-2938
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1469-297X