1st Edition

Feedback in Higher and Professional Education Understanding it and doing it well

Edited By David Boud, Elizabeth Molloy Copyright 2013
240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Learners complain that they do not get enough feedback, and educators resent that although they put considerable time into generating feedback, students take little notice of it. Both parties agree that it is very important. Feedback in Higher and Professional Education explores what needs to be done to make feedback more effective. It examines the problem of feedback and suggests that... Read more
1. The Problem with Feedback David Boud and Elizabeth Molloy  2. Changing Conceptions of Feedback David Boud and Elizabeth Molloy  3. Resituating Feedback from the Reactive to the Proactive David Nicol  4. The Impact of Emotions in Feedback Elizabeth Molloy, Francesc Borrell Carrio, Ron Epstein  5. Socio-cultural Considerations in Feedback Andrea Paul, Kara Gilbert, Louisa Remedios  6. Trust and Sustainable Feedback for the Development of Student Learning Dispositions David Carless  7. Written Feedback: What is it good for and how can we do it well? Brian Jolly and David Boud  8. Feedback in the Digital Environment Brett Williams, Ted Brown, Robyn Benson  9. Feedback on Skills in Simulation Debra Nestel, Roger Kneebone, Fernando Bello  10. Implementing Multisource Feedback Jocelyn Lockyer and Joan Sargeant  11. The Role of Peers in Feedback Processes Richard Ladyshewsky  12. Utilising the Voice of Others: The example of consumer-delivered feedback Lisa McKenna and Fiona Kent  13. Decision-making for Feedback David Boud and Elizabeth Molloy           

Biography

David Boud is Professor of Adult Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

Elizabeth Molloy is an Associate Professor in the Health Professions Education and Educational Research Unit in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

"This book is timely and interesting and is to be recommended as a core read for all practitioners in understanding both their learners and the feedback process better." - David Ross, Director of the Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Development at the University of the West of Scotland