“Commenting on your work is a waste of time only!”: An appraisal-based study of evaluative language in supervisory feedback

Research on supervisory feedback on master’s theses, especially attitudinal stances conveyed in such feedback, is thin on the ground. Students’ construal of their supervisors’ attitudes, however, can have a profound impact on their engagement with supervisory feedback. Drawing on the appraisal framework, which characterizes attitudinal meanings in terms of affect (i.e., emotional responses), judgement (i.e., normative evaluation of human behaviors) and appreciation (i.e., aesthetically-/socially-based evaluation of objects and products), this study examined Nepalese supervisors’ attitudinal stances communicated in written comments on master’s thesis drafts (n = 76) submitted by English-as-a-foreign-language students and oral feedback on proposal and thesis defences (n = 89). Quantitative analyses revealed that while instances of appreciation dominated in the supervisors’ use of evaluative language, judgements were also frequent, with affective responses trailing far behind. In both the oral feedback and written comments, significant disciplinary variations were observed for certain types of judgment and appreciation. These findings are discussed in terms of disciplinary culture and the potential impact of the attitudinal stances on students’ learning. Implications are derived for the productive framing of supervisory feedback to facilitate students’ feedback uptake.     

Computer-based knowledge of results feedback in different delivery modes: Effects on performance,motivation, and achievement emotions

Immediate Knowledge of Results (KR) feedback at the task level may motivate test takers by showing that their answers matter. Appealing feedback cues may help to prevent negative emotions in lower performers who receive a higher amount of negative feedback. In this experiment, we varied the presence of KR feedback and the feedback delivery mode in a 1 × 5 between-subjects design (i.e., no feedback vs. text, color, sound, or animation feedback) to investigate effects on learning outcomes and affective-motivational measures. Our sample included 661 fifth and sixth graders who solved two computer-based multiple-choice science tests. First, students worked on an 18-item treatment test (with experimental feedback manipulation). Students repeatedly rated their effort, enjoyment, pride, and boredom during the test, as well as their expectancy of success and attainment value after the test. Subsequently, they worked on a posttest (without feedback) that assessed recall and near-transfer learning. All KR feedback conditions significantly increased recall, but there was no evidence for near-transfer learning. Feedback had a significant, negative effect on attainment value, whereas significant interactions between the feedback conditions and students’ treatment performance revealed that feedback effects on several affective-motivational dimensions (i.e., expectancy of success, enjoyment, pride, and boredom) were performance-dependent. Feedback benefited higher performers’ motivation and affect but showed negative effects on some affective-motivational measures for lower performers. The pattern of results indicated that color/sound/animation feedback may have reduced the effect of performance on emotional feedback perception to some extent. However, none of the feedback conditions improved affective-motivational outcomes independent of students’ performance.     

具有容错特性的反馈控制

考虑到最优反馈控制在部分执行器（传感器）失效时仍能使系统稳定运行的条件，给出了求解该总理的算法，并用实例作了说明。     

反馈类型的快速判断法

判断反馈类型是电子线路学习中的一个难点，本文对此提出一些简洁的方法：反馈元件的一端与纯输入端相连为并联反馈，若与非纯输入端相连产串联反馈，反馈元件的另一端与纯输出端相连为电压反馈，若与纯输出端相连为电流反馈。     

从主体认知规律看传统外语写作教学模式的更新

结合辩证法、系统科学和认知学习学 ,本文分析了传统外语写作教学模式 (productap proach)下学生的认知过程 ,研究了学生在不同写作阶段认知发展的基本规律、内在和外在特征 ,揭示了该模式中的固有矛盾及其对主体认知过程的影响。并以保持其优势、克服其局限为目标 ,指出了改造传统外语写作教学模式的途径     

负反馈放大电路活动态特性的两种计算法

本文介绍两种变换法即电路等效变换法、方块图变换法,用以计算负反馈放大电路的动态特性,并举例说明.     

利益反哺的价值蕴含与法律实现—以构建和谐社会为背景

利益反哺是一种协调和解决社会利益问题的基本方式。在我国存在社会利益失衡的现实情况下，利益反哺是缩减社会主体之间的利益差距、实现公平正义、维护稳定、促进社会发展的必要手段。社会公平、社会稳定和社会发展是利益反哺的基本价值蕴含。构建和谐社会对法治的内在要求和法律自身的功能属性，决定了利益反哺的实施及其价值目标的实现。必须经由法律的途径进行。     

基于用例驱动和UML的教学信息反馈平台的分析与设计

基于对UML的面向对象的软件系统分析、设计等开发技术学习和研究的基础上,详细介绍了用例驱动和用例分析的软件系统分析方法,以及UML中多种模型图的使用方法和适用范围;并将UML的设计思想用在一个简单实用的教学信息反馈平台的原型建模上,以期对应用UML进行建模的工作者有所帮助.     

微格教学在高等职业教育中的应用

论述了微格教学的内涵、在高等职业教育中的必要性以及应用该方法的一般步骤．     

The development of student feedback literacy: the influences of teacher feedback on peer feedback

Abstract

Although the concept of student feedback literacy has drawn increasing attention in higher education, empirical research on this matter is still in its infancy. In the area of peer feedback, little research has investigated the role of teacher follow-up feedback on peer feedback in the development of student feedback literacy. To address the research gap, a multiple-case study of three Chinese master’s students enrolled in an academic writing course was conducted, drawing on the students’ drafts with peer feedback, teacher written feedback on that peer feedback, semi-structured interviews, retrospective verbal reports, observation field notes and class documents. Three students’ epistemological and practical knowledge about, attitudes towards, and self-efficacy beliefs in peer feedback were found to improve at different paces and to different degrees. However, considerable individual variations were observed with two high-achieving, highly motivated participants becoming more feedback-literate than their under-achieving, minimally motivated peer. Teacher feedback on peer feedback was found to have distinct impacts on individual students, depending on learner factors including language ability, beliefs and motivation. These findings suggest that teacher feedback on peer feedback, if consistently provided and compatible with learner factors, can scaffold both cognitive and social-affective aspects of student feedback literacy.