Examining the role of feedback messages in undergraduate students' writing performance during an online peer assessment activity
ARTICLE
Kun-Hung Cheng, Department of Communication and Technology, Taiwan ; Jyh-Chong Liang, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Taiwan ; Chin-Chung Tsai, Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education, Taiwan
Internet and Higher Education Volume 25, Number 1, ISSN 1096-7516 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Although the effectiveness of online peer assessment for writing performance has been documented, some students may not perceive or attain learning benefits due to receiving certain types of feedback messages. This study therefore aims to explore the role of feedback messages in students' writing performance. The feedback messages given by 47 undergraduate students in a three-round online peer assessment review were firstly examined by a series of content analyses regarding the affective, cognitive, and metacognitive aspects of the comments. The influences of the feedback messages on the students' performance progression during the three rounds of review were then explored. The results show that cognitive feedback (e.g.,direct correction) was more helpful for the students' writing learning gains than was affective feedback (e.g., praising comments) and metacognitive feedback (e.g., reflecting comments). However, this effect on the students' performance progression decreased in the last stage of the activity.
Citation
Cheng, K.H., Liang, J.C. & Tsai, C.C. (2015). Examining the role of feedback messages in undergraduate students' writing performance during an online peer assessment activity. Internet and Higher Education, 25(1), 78-84. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved May 29, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/199044/.
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