A Genuine Innovation in the Delivery and Form of Feedback on Students’ Written Work

Developing Language and Intercultural Skills through an IaH Programme at University

“…We know from a whole range of studies into written feedback that students often complain that the feedback they receive is unclear, hard to read and sometimes confusing (Zamel 1985;Nurmukhamedov and Kim 2009). One thing that seems to emerge from many of the studies into feedback using SCT is that students have consistently highlighted the clarity of the feedback (Mathisen 2012;Harper et al 2012;Stannard 2017): "The great advantage that screen capture has over written feedback is that screen capture gives a much clearer impression of what is being commented upon and assessed" (Mathisen 2012, 105). Ali (2016) found that 94% of the students thought the feedback was specific and clear and that the SCT feedback meant that the students were clear about what they needed to revise, with the fact that the feedback is both visual and oral contributing to the clarity.…”

Hearing Your Feedback Loud and Clear: Students’ Voices of Audio Feedback in Virtual Writing Class

“…In VLE, teachers can implement technology to provide feedback, henceforth e-feedback. There are many forms of e-feedback that teachers can apply: feedback using word-processing software such as Microsoft Word and Google Docs (Kim, 2010), feedback using audio (Lunt & Curran, 2010), and feedback using screen capture software (Stannard, 2017).…”