“Students’ Perceptions of Written Instructor Feedback on Student Writing”

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About the Author

Eric Wisz is currently a graduate student in the University of Central Florida’s Rhetoric and Composition M.A. program. His research interests include writing center studies and instructor feedback on student writing.

Contents

Introduction

Instructor Feedback in Literature

Student Interviews

Participant Demographics

Discussion

Conclusion

References

Appendices

Appendices

Appendix A: Feedback Example 1

Appendix B: Feedback Example 2

Appendix C: Interview Questions

1. What are your first impressions of these feedback examples?
2. Does anything stand out to you from either of these examples?
3. Is there anything that’s unclear from either of these examples?
4. Is there anything you like about the feedback in example 1? If so, what do you like about it?
5. Is there anything you don’t like about the feedback in example 1? If so, what do you not like about it?
6. Is there anything you like about the feedback in example 2? If so, what do you like about it?
7. Is there anything you don’t like about the feedback in example 2? If so, what do you not like about it?
8. Let’s say you’re going to revise this paper. Which feedback would you prefer?
9. What would be helpful for revising from example 1?
10. What would be unhelpful for revising from example 1?
11. What would be helpful for revising from example 2?
12. What would be unhelpful for revising from example 2?
13. If you had to pick one, which feedback example would you prefer?