A 2016 Y1Feedback synthesis of research on effective feedback in higher education, with a particular focus on technology-enabled approaches that support students in their first year. It explores feedback dialogue, feedforward, self-regulation, assessment and feedback literacies, and practical features of effective feedback.
The synthesis connects research on feedback with approaches for first-year teaching and learning. It examines technology-enabled written feedback, audio and audiovisual feedback, peer-feedback technologies, e-portfolios, automated feedback tools, classroom response systems and learning analytics. It is intended for educational developers, learning technologists, teaching staff, academic leaders and student representatives.
Publication: Y1Feedback (2016). Technology-Enabled Feedback in the First Year: A Synthesis of the Literature. 96 pages. ISBN 978-0-9927466-3-6.
Project partners and team credited in the report: Lisa O’Regan (Project Lead), Morag Munro, Margaret Phelan, Nuala Harding, Geraldine McDermott, Seamus Ryan, Mark Brown, Orna Farrell, Moira Maguire, Gerry Gallagher, David Cranny and Conor McKevitt. Research assistant: Ciara Galvin.
Produced by the Y1Feedback project, funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. The partner institutions named in the publication are Maynooth University, Athlone Institute of Technology, Dublin City University and Dundalk Institute of Technology.
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