Supporting Learners' Agentic Engagement With Feedback: A Systematic Review and a Taxonomy of Recipience Processes
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Much has been written in the educational psychology literature about effective feedback and how to deliver it. However, it is equally important to understand how learners actively receive, engage with, and implement feedback. This article reports a systematic review of the research evidence pertaining to this issue. Through an analysis of 195 outputs published between 1985 and early 2014, we identified various factors that have been proposed to influence the likelihood of feedback being used. Furthermore, we identified diverse interventions with the common aim of supporting and promoting learners' agentic engagement with feedback processes. We outline the various components used in these interventions, and the reports of their successes and limitations. Moreover we propose a novel taxonomy of four recipience processes targeted by these interventions. This review and taxonomy provide a theoretical basis for conceptualizing learners' responsibility within feedback dialogues and for guiding the strategic design and evaluation of interventions.
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The findings support contemporary feedback scholarship, which views feedback as an active process of learner sense-making and action rather than the passive transmission of information.
“This supports contemporary feedback scholarship, which views feedback as an active process of learner sense-making and action rather than the passive transmission of information [2, 4, 20, 27, 67].”
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The effectiveness of feedback depends not only on its content and timing but also on students' receptivity and ability to implement suggested improvements.
“The feedback component, in particular, requires careful consideration in its design and delivery, as its effectiveness depends not only on the content and timing but also on students' receptivity and ability to implement suggested improvements [8][9][10].”
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The phase of receiving feedback is more complex than providing feedback.
“In contrast, the phase of receiving feedback appears to be more complex (e.g., Lipnevich & Smith, 2022;Winstone et al., 2017)”
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The development of student feedback literacy: Enabling uptake of feedback
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“Students seem to recognise that feedback can facilitate progress but underplay their own responsibility to actualise this improvement (Winstone et al. 2017a).”
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Developing a learning-centred framework for feedback literacy
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“Feedback Mark 2, along with Winstone et al. (2017) in their review of active learner feedback recipience.”
BackgroundWhat makes for effective feedback: staff and student perspectives
Dawson, P., Henderson, M., Mahoney, P., Phillips, M., Ryan, T., Boud, D., & Molloy, E. (2019) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2018.1467877 · Cited by 514 · see citing works
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Self-citationThe power of internal feedback: Exploiting natural comparison processes
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A review of feedback models and typologies: Towards an integrative model of feedback elements
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A Meta-Analysis of Negative Feedback on Intrinsic Motivation
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“Also, mediated feedback was mostly delivered using some sort of technology which has been found to have mixed responses from students (Winstone et al. 2017).”
BackgroundThe need to disentangle assessment and feedback in higher education
Winstone, N., & Boud, D. J. (2020) · Studies in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/03075079.2020.1779687 · Cited by 330 · see citing works
Self-citationA Review of Feedback Models and Theories: Descriptions, Definitions, and Conclusions
Lipnevich, A. A., & Panadero, E. (2021) · Frontiers in Education · doi:10.3389/feduc.2021.720195 · Cited by 212 · see citing works
“, 2010), and what key elements influence students’ use of feedback (Winstone et al., 2017; Jonsson and Panadero, 2018).”
BackgroundBanihashem, S. K., Noroozi, O., van Ginkel, S., Macfadyen, L. P., & Biemans, H. J. A. (2022) · Educational Research Review · doi:10.1016/j.edurev.2022.100489 · Cited by 246 · see citing works
Reconsidering student feedback literacy from an ecological perspective
Chong, S. W. (2020) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2020.1730765 · Cited by 241 · see citing works
Fostering student engagement with feedback: An integrated approach
Zhang, Z., & Hyland, K. (2021) · Assessing Writing · doi:10.1016/j.asw.2021.100586 · Cited by 313 · see citing works
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Examining the nature and effects of feedback dialogue
Ajjawi, R., & Boud, D. J. (2018) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2018.1434128 · Cited by 207 · see citing works
“…writing comments about assignments submitted at the end of a sequence of study, but students may have difficulty understanding and acting upon this information, therefore limiting its contribution to their future development (Higgins, Hartley, and Skelton 2002; Sadler 2010; Winstone et al. 2017).”
BackgroundFidan, M., & Gencel, N. (2022) · Journal of Educational Computing Research · doi:10.1177/07356331221077901 · Cited by 186 · see citing works
“Feedback is effective for learning when students make sense of it and they are willing to act on it (Winstone et al., 2017).”
BackgroundFeedback literacy: a critical review of an emerging concept
Nieminen, J. H., & Carless, D. R. (2022) · Higher Education · doi:10.1007/s10734-022-00895-9 · Cited by 211 · see citing works
“Such transmission models often do not fulfill students’ perceived needs, promote purposeful engagement or appeal to students’ affective preferences (O’Donovan, 2017; Winstone et al., 2017).”
BackgroundAdachi, C., Tai, J. H.-M., & Dawson, P. (2018) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2017.1339775 · Cited by 256 · see citing works
“But on the other hand, students have to receive the feedback given from their peers, reflect on it and use it to improve their future work, which takes a lot of student efficacy, empathy and trust (Winstone et al. 2017).”
BackgroundGuo, K., Pan, M., Li, Y., & Lai, C. (2024) · The Internet and Higher Education · doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2024.100962 · Cited by 173 · see citing works
Student Perceptions of Assessment Feedback: A Critical Scoping Review and Call for Research
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Give Me a Customizable Dashboard: Personalized Learning Analytics Dashboards in Higher Education
Roberts, L. D., Howell, J. A., & Seaman, K. (2017) · Technology Knowledge and Learning · doi:10.1007/s10758-017-9316-1 · Cited by 154 · see citing works
Zhan, Y., & Yan, Z. (2026) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2025.2471821 · Cited by 162 · see citing works
“It is increasingly acknowledged that without active student engagement, feedback can be ineffective for learning (Winstone et al. 2017).”
Improving the student learning experience through dialogic feed-forward assessment
Hill, J., & West, H. (2019) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2019.1608908 · Cited by 164 · see citing works
Rethinking (Dis)engagement in human-computer interaction
O'Brien, H. L., Roll, I., Kampen, A., & Davoudi, N. (2021) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2021.107109 · Cited by 153 · see citing works
Feeling feedback: students’ emotional responses to educator feedback
Ryan, T., & Henderson, M. (2018) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2017.1416456 · Cited by 189 · see citing works
Student Facing Dashboards: One Size Fits All?
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“Winstone et al. (2016) caution ‘‘Inevitably, the benefits of receiving feedback are not uniform across all circumstances, so it is imperative to understand how these gains can be maximized’’ (p. 1).”
BackgroundGuidelines: The dos, don’ts and don’t knows of remediation in medical education
Chou, C. L., Kalet, A. L., Costa, M. J., Cleland, J., & Winston, K. (2019) · Perspectives on Medical Education · doi:10.1007/s40037-019-00544-5 · Cited by 144 · see citing works
Responsibility-Sharing in the Giving and Receiving of Assessment Feedback
Nash, R. A., & Winstone, N. (2017) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01519 · Cited by 140 · see citing works
“…a general level, a variety of interventions might help students to engage better with feedback, for example the use of self- and peer-assessment exercises, providing feedback literacy workshops, or withholding students’ grades until after they have responded to the advice (Winstone et al., 2017).”
BackgroundInfluentialSelf-citationFeedback literacies as sociomaterial practice
Gravett, K. (2020) · Critical Studies in Education · doi:10.1080/17508487.2020.1747099 · Cited by 136 · see citing works
Winstone, N., Boud, D. J., Dawson, P., & Heron, M. (2021) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2021.1902467 · Cited by 128 · see citing works
Self-citationThe effectiveness of formative assessment: student views and staff reflections
McCallum, S., & Milner, M. M. (2020) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2020.1754761 · Cited by 142 · see citing works
“It is important to consider the students’ views of feedback and to ensure feedback messages are clear in order to enhance feedback literacy and feedback recipience (Winstone et al. 2017).”
BackgroundStudent agency in feedback: beyond the individual
Nieminen, J., Tai, J., Boud, D., & Henderson, M. (2021) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2021.1887080 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Gan, Z., An, Z., & Liu, F. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.697045 · Cited by 182 · see citing works
Carless, D. R. (2019) · Higher Education Research & Development · doi:10.1080/07294360.2019.1684455 · Cited by 123 · see citing works
“This quotation summarises students’ difficulties in summoning the volition to act on feedback over the longer term, reinforcing previous literature (Price et al., 2011; Winstone et al., 2017).”
BackgroundA meta-review of the student role in feedback
der Kleij, F. M. V., Adie, L. E., & Cumming, J. (2019) · International Journal of Educational Research · doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2019.09.005 · Cited by 128 · see citing works
de Kleijn, R. A. M. (2021) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2021.1967283 · Cited by 141 · see citing works
“Feedback to the future”: Advancing motivational and emotional perspectives in feedback research
Fong, C. J., & Schallert, D. L. (2023) · Educational Psychologist · doi:10.1080/00461520.2022.2134135 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
Student – Feedback Interaction Model: Revised
Lipnevich, A. A., & Smith, J. K. (2022) · Studies in Educational Evaluation · doi:10.1016/j.stueduc.2022.101208 · Cited by 125 · see citing works
Developing and validating a student feedback literacy scale
Zhan, Y. (2021) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2021.2001430 · Cited by 140 · see citing works
“Students often use both inquiry and monitoring feedback-seeking strategies (Winstone et al. 2017a; Joughin et al. 2021; Leenknecht, Hompus, and van der Schaaf 2019).”
InfluentialCan students’ feedback literacy be improved? A scoping review of interventions
Little, T., Dawson, P., Boud, D. J., & Tai, J. (2023) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2023.2177613 · Cited by 118 · see citing works
“This includes investigating drivers of student engagement like ‘proactive recipience’ (Winstone et al. 2017), or purposefully embedding feedback tasks at opportune times in the curriculum (Malecka, Boud, and Carless 2022).”
Background“It’s yours to take”: generating learner feedback literacy in the workplace
Noble, C., Billett, S. R., Armit, L., Collier, L., Hilder, J., Sly, C., & Molloy, E. (2019) · Advances in Health Sciences Education · doi:10.1007/s10459-019-09905-5 · Cited by 127 · see citing works
Online peer feedback patterns of success and failure in argumentative essay writing
Kerman, N. T., Noroozi, O., Banihashem, S. K., Karami, M., & Biemans, H. J. A. (2022) · Interactive Learning Environments · doi:10.1080/10494820.2022.2093914 · Cited by 123 · see citing works
“This is in line with the prior studies that highlight the importance of descriptive and constructive features of feedback for peers ’ work improvement (Winstone et al., 2016; Yuan & Kim, 2015).”
ResultMeasuring what learners do in feedback: the feedback literacy behaviour scale
Dawson, P., Yan, Z., Lipnevich, A. A., Tai, J., Boud, D. J., & Mahoney, P. (2023) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2023.2240983 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
Building Feedback Literacy: Students’ Perceptions of the Developing Engagement With Feedback Toolkit
Winstone, N., Mathlin, G., & Nash, R. A. (2019) · Frontiers in Education · doi:10.3389/feduc.2019.00039 · Cited by 131 · see citing works
Self-citationStudents' perceptions of teachers' feedback practice in teaching English as a foreign language
Vattøy, K.-D., & Smith, K. (2019) · Teaching and Teacher Education · doi:10.1016/j.tate.2019.06.024 · Cited by 116 · see citing works
Online peer feedback in higher education: A synthesis of the literature
Kerman, N. T., Banihashem, S. K., Karami, M., Er, E., van Ginkel, S., & Noroozi, O. (2024) · Education and Information Technologies · doi:10.1007/s10639-023-12273-8 · Cited by 109 · see citing works
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Fong, C. J., Schallert, D. L., Williams, K. M., Williamson, Z. H., Warner, J. R., Lin, S., & Kim, Y. W. (2018) · Thinking Skills and Creativity · doi:10.1016/j.tsc.2018.02.014 · Cited by 107 · see citing works
Using learning analytics to understand student perceptions of peer feedback
Misiejuk, K., Wasson, B., & Egelandsdal, K. (2021) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2020.106658 · Cited by 98 · see citing works
Turning Self-Assessment into Self-Feedback
Panadero, E., Lipnevich, A. A., & Broadbent, J. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-25112-3_9 · Cited by 103 · see citing works
Discipline-specific feedback literacies: A framework for curriculum design
Winstone, N., Balloo, K., & Carless, D. R. (2020) · Higher Education · doi:10.1007/s10734-020-00632-0 · Cited by 95 · see citing works
Self-citationKyaruzi, F. M., Strijbos, J.-W., Ufer, S., & Brown, G. (2019) · Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice · doi:10.1080/0969594x.2019.1593103 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
“Although most literature advocating this conception of feedback is grounded in higher education (Carless & Boud, 2018; Jonsson, 2013; Winstone et al., 2017), this conception is likely equally applicable to secondary schools.”
BackgroundWood, J. (2021) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2021.1914544 · Cited by 108 · see citing works
“…calls to research by Handley, Price, and Millar (2011) and Winstone et al. (2017a) to attempt to ‘counter the invisibility of learners’ engagement’ (Winstone et al. 2017a, p34), and in an attempt to understand the lived experience of participants, I sought to use methods that could help explore…”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialGenerative artificial intelligence as an enabler of student feedback engagement: a framework
Zhan, Y., Boud, D., Dawson, P., & Yan, Z. (2025) · Higher Education Research & Development · doi:10.1080/07294360.2025.2476513 · Cited by 94 · see citing works
“Even with high-quality information, students won’t improve unless they actively receive, understand, and act on it (Winstone et al., 2017).”
InfluentialA dialogic technology-mediated model of feedback uptake and literacy
Wood, J. (2021) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2020.1852174 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
“As an act of communication, the feedback uptake process is also mediated and influenced by characteristics of the feedback context, message, provider and receiver (Winstone, Nash, and Parker et al. 2017).”
BackgroundInfluentialLim, L.-A., Dawson, S., Gašević, D., Joksimović, S., Pardo, A., Fudge, A., & Gentili, S. (2021) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2020.1782831 · Cited by 113 · see citing works
“Winstone et al. (2017) proposed four potential groups of factors that can influence students ’ engagement with feedback as a communicative process, namely: characteristics and behaviour of the receiver; characteristics and behaviour of the sender; characteristics of the message; and characteristics…”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialStudent engagement with feedback and attainment: the role of academic self-efficacy
Adams, A.-M., Wilson, H. K., Money, J., Palmer-Conn, S., & Fearn, J. (2019) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2019.1640184 · Cited by 95 · see citing works
“Winstone et al. (2017a) have referred to a learner’s ‘proactive recipience’, ‘a state or activity of engaging actively with feedback processes’ (p.17) to capture both the attitudes and behaviours required to optimise the potential of feedback to enhance future learning.”
BackgroundInfluentialWinstone, N., Hepper, E. G., & Nash, R. A. (2019) · Educational Psychology · doi:10.1080/01443410.2019.1693510 · Cited by 84 · see citing works
Self-citationStudents’ perceptions of the role of assessments at higher education
Lynam, S., & Cachia, M. (2017) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2017.1329928 · Cited by 84 · see citing works
“For feedback to initiate learning, students must fully engage with it and act on their feedback to improve their work (Winstone et al. 2016).”
BackgroundVattøy, K.-D. (2019) · Studies In Educational Evaluation · doi:10.1016/j.stueduc.2019.100828 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Rodríguez-Ortiz, M. Á., Santana-Mancilla, P. C., & Anido, L. (2025) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app15158679 · Cited by 122 · see citing works
Feedback that works: a realist review of feedback interventions for written tasks
Ajjawi, R., Kent, F., Broadbent, J., Tai, J. H.-M., Bearman, M., & Boud, D. (2022) · Studies in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/03075079.2021.1894115 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
“Winstone et al. (2017) found that students’ motivation and their ability to self-regulatewere key to their engagementwith feedback.”
Background"Check the Grade, Log Out": Students' Engagement with Feedback in Learning Management Systems
Winstone, N., Bourne, J., Medland, E., Niculescu, I., & Rees, R. (2021) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2020.1787331 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Self-regulation and student engagement with feedback: The case of Chinese EFL student writers
Yang, L., & Zhang, L. J. (2023) · Journal of English for Academic Purposes · doi:10.1016/j.jeap.2023.101226 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
Welcome to the oops club!: Varied patterns of mistake responses in a veteran teacher’s classroom
Donaldson, M. (2023) · Frontiers in Education · doi:10.3389/feduc.2023.1240411 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Examining students’ feedback engagement and assessment experiences: a mixed study
Vattøy, K.-D., Gamlem, S. M., & Rogne, W. M. (2020) · Studies in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/03075079.2020.1723523 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Facilitating Students’ Active Engagement with Feedback
Jönsson, A., & Panadero, E. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781316832134.026 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
Fraile, J., Bravo, P. R., Zamorano-Sande, D., & Orgaz-Rincón, D. (2021) · Retos · doi:10.47197/retos.v42i0.87067 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Winstone, N., & Boud, D. J. (2018) · Higher Education Research & Development · doi:10.1080/07294360.2018.1532985 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
“…approach in practice is that this approach has dominated the literature on assessment and feedback (Ajjawi & Boud, 2017), despite continuing shifts towards more learning-focused approaches to feedback (e.g. Nicol, 2010; Jonsson, 2013; Price et al., 2011 Carless, 2015; Winstone et al., 2017).”
Self-citationLui, A. M., & Andrade, H. L. (2022) · Frontiers in Education · doi:10.3389/feduc.2022.751548 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
“The Interplay between Interpretations, Emotions, and Decision-Making Interpretations about the feedback, emotions elicited by the feedback, and the decisions made about next steps are modeled as distinct processes in Figure 1, but the dotted bi-directional arrows between them represent research and theories that ackno…”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialStructural validity and invariance of the Feedback Perceptions Questionnaire
Strijbos, J.-W., Pat‐El, R., & Narciss, S. (2021) · Studies In Educational Evaluation · doi:10.1016/j.stueduc.2021.100980 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
“…the interplay of internal and external feedback and resultant (non)processing of external feedback, recent research emphasizes the agency and active role of the recipient in processing feedback (Boud & Molloy, 2013; Price, Handley, & Millar, 2011; Strijbos & Müller, 2014; Winstone et al., 2017).”
BackgroundBrooks, C., Burton, R., der Kleij, F. M. V., Ablaza, C., Carroll, A., Hattie, J., & Neill, S. (2021) · Teaching and Teacher Education · doi:10.1016/j.tate.2021.103387 · Cited by 77 · see citing works
Balloo, K., Evans, C., Hughes, A., Zhu, X., & Winstone, N. (2018) · Frontiers in Education · doi:10.3389/feduc.2018.00069 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
“For example, criterion-referencing5 is a common characteristic of self-assessment6 (Andrade and Du, 2007), which can be seen as a form of self-feedback (Andrade and Du, 2007; Winstone et al., 2017) encompassing the self-regulatory skills of self-monitoring and self-evaluation (Panadero et al.”
BackgroundMethodSelf-citationStudents’ sense-making of personalised feedback based on learning analytics
Lim, L.-A., Dawson, S., Gašević, D., Joksimović, S., Fudge, A., Pardo, A., & Gentili, S. (2020) · Australasian Journal of Educational Technology · doi:10.14742/ajet.6370 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
“Feedback is only effective when students make sense of it and are willing to act on it (Price et al., 2010; Winstone et al., 2017).”
BackgroundInfluentialWang, D., & Han, H. (2021) · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning · doi:10.1111/jcal.12502 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Panadero, E. (2023) · Educational Psychologist · doi:10.1080/00461520.2023.2223642 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
“Examples of that shift are the work on feedback literacy (Carless & Boud, 2018), new definitions of feedback (Boud & Molloy, 2013), or students’ agentic use of feedback (Winstone et al., 2017).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialWhat matters for productive feedback? Disciplinary practices and their relational dynamics
Esterhazy, R. (2018) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2018.1463353 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Krijgsman, C., Mainhard, T., van Tartwijk, J., Borghouts, L. B., Vansteenkiste, M., Aelterman, N., & Haerens, L. L. (2019) · Learning and Instruction · doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2018.12.005 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
Joughin, G., Boud, D. J., Dawson, P., & Tai, J. (2020) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2020.1733491 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
Zhang, Z. (2021) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2021.1933900 · Cited by 74 · see citing works
Toward a cohesive psychological science of effective feedback
Winstone, N., & Nash, R. A. (2023) · Educational Psychologist · doi:10.1080/00461520.2023.2224444 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
“And to realize its impact, learners may need to review their prior performance, seek opportunities to discuss and clarify the feedback, and set goals (Winstone et al., 2017).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialSelf-citationEspasa, A., Saíz, R. M. M., Guasch, T., & Melo, M. M. (2019) · Active Learning in Higher Education · doi:10.1177/1469787419891307 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
“Three, feedback must be useful, meaning that students can engage with it, becoming active agents by taking advantage of feedback and turning it into improved learning outcomes (Boud and Molloy, 2013; Price et al., 2011; Winstone et al., 2017).”
BackgroundEducators’ perceptions of responsibility-sharing in feedback processes
Winstone, N., Pitt, E., & Nash, R. A. (2020) · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education · doi:10.1080/02602938.2020.1748569 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Self-citationHouston, D. J., & Thompson, J. N. (2017) · Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice · doi:10.53761/1.14.3.2 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
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“cesses (e.g. Ajjawi and Boud 2017; Carless and Boud 2018; Winstone et al. 2017), the transition from passive to active is not universally adopted.”
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“For this to be productive, student capacity and willingness to proactively engage with feedback is paramount (Boud and Molloy 2013; Winstone et al. 2017; Winstone, Mathlin, and Nash 2019; Carless 2020), as is their development of feedback literacy.”
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“Furthermore, students’ feedback literacy is enhanced when they trust their teachers (Boud & Carless, 2018; Winstone et al., 2017).”
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“Different studies have pointed to different strategies to promote student engagement with feedback (Winstone et al., 2017).”
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“We also included a " Grade Distribution " view (Figure 3) because this is the most typical performance information provided in student dashboards, and one that prior research has shown that students access frequently [13, 51].”
Background
- Authors
- Winstone, N. E., Nash, R. A., Parker, M., & Rowntree, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Surrey (GB)
- Aston University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Winstone, Naomi E.
- Venue
- Educational Psychologist
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-09-08
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 17-37
- ISSN
- 0046-1520 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-6985
- OpenAlex
- W2417988078
- Cited by
- 884
- References
- 125
- Citations by year
- 2026: 186 · 2025: 118 · 2024: 106 · 2023: 124 · 2022: 96 · 2021: 81 · 2020: 65 · 2019: 61 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 14.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Educational Psychologist (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey) (submittedVersion)
- Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University) (submittedVersion)
- Own your potential (DEAKIN) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Keywords
- feedback, student engagement, feedback use, feedback interventions, student responsibility, feedback dialogue, metacognition
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