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Beyond ‘doing time’: investigating the concept of student engagement with feedback
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Feedback on students’ assignments may be comprehensive and well-constructed as a result of careful thought from tutors trying to identify and address students’ needs. However, feedback’s utility ultimately depends on the way students engage with it. ‘Doing time’ by complying with a norm of collecting, but then only skim-reading, feedback is a long way from the ‘mindful’ engagement associated with reflection, interpretation, deepening understanding and changes in later behaviour. This article argues that the literature’s traditional focus on experimental studies of feedback attributes (whilst ignoring students’ engagement) is misplaced, particularly given the methodological problems and inconsistent findings associated with these studies. These limitations suggest the need for an alternative line of enquiry. In this article, we develop a conceptual framework intended to illuminate the process of student engagement with feedback. We further propose a research agenda which can convey the variety of student experiences and generate analytic insights about students’ evolving engagement as a result of multiple feedback encounters in an educational setting. We suggest that this research agenda can lead to policies and practices to enhance student engagement with feedback, which may build students’ sense of responsibility and ownership for their learning.
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“Beyond the refinement of students’ feedback skills, an equally pivotal aspect is the cultivation of their feedback literacy, which ultimately determines their ability to reap the full benefits of peer feedback activities (Handley et al., 2011).”
From Incorporating peer feedback in academic writing: a systematic review of benefits and challenges (2024) · cites this paper as Handley et al., 2011
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“Student engagement with feedback, however, has been an under-researched area in L2 writing, although it has been shown to play a pivotal role in learning in studies of evaluation in higher education (Handley, Price & Millar, 2011;Price, Handley & Millar, 2011).”
From Student engagement with teacher and automated feedback on L2 writing (2018) · cites this paper as Handley, Price & Millar, 2011
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“although it has been shown to play a pivotal role in learning in studies of evaluation in higher education (Handley, Price & Millar, 2011;Price, Handley & Millar, 2011).”
From Student engagement with teacher and automated feedback on L2 writing (2018) · cites this paper as Handley, Price & Millar, 2011
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- Authors
- Handley, K., Price, M., & Millar, J.
- Affiliations
- Oxford Brookes University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Handley, Karen
- Venue
- Oxford Review of Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-08
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 543-560
- ISSN
- 0305-4985 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-3915
- OpenAlex
- W2027126099
- Cited by
- 181
- References
- 81
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 10.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford Review of Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
- Social Sciences › Education › Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Keywords
- student engagement with feedback, assignment feedback, student reflection, conceptual framework, research agenda, student ownership of learning
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