The Power of Giving Feedback and Receiving Feedback in Peer Assessment.
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Despite well-documented promises of peer assessment, it is still unclear how peer assessment works and what contributes to students’ learning gains. In order to identify cognitive processes that lead to learning enhancement, this study examined 41 students’ responses to online surveys and also their online written interactions when they participated in a peer assessment activity. Data analysis revealed that students were engaged in various learning processes in the phases of giving and receiving feedback. While students acknowledged that both phases contributed to their learning, a greater number of students indicated that they perceived more learning benefits from giving feedback rather than receiving feedback. Interpretations and implications were discussed.
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Receiving feedback involves both processing and implementing the feedback received, which may require different and more fine-grained types of instructional support than providing feedback.
“Thus, receiving feedback involves both processing and implementing the feedback received, which may require different and more fine-grained types of instructional support than providing feedback (e.g., Li & Grion, 2019).”
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- Authors
- Li, L., & Grion, V.
- Affiliations
- Bowling Green State University (US)
- University of Padua (IT)
- Venue
- All Ireland Journal of Higher Education
- Published
- 2019-06-30
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 2009-3160 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2955519266
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 10.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- AISHE-J (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Social Sciences › Education › Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Keywords
- peer assessment, feedback, feedback delivery, receiving feedback, student learning, cognitive processes, student perceptions, learning gains
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