Feedback on assessment
The 2011 National Student Survey (NSS) results once again highlight feedback on assessment as a key concern for students. Regardless of institution, background or course, students were significantly less satisfied about the feedback that they received than their overall learning experience.
NUS has also conducted more detailed research as part of our Student Experience Report, which identifies how long it takes for students to receive feedback and how it useful it was for improving their learning.
Similar levels of dissatisfaction arose in all of the six previous National Student Surveys, showing that the issue is pervasive across the sector. The problem is not simply confined to undergraduates, research, by the Higher Education Academy (HEA), shows postgraduates share similar experiences too.
The NUS Feedback Amnesty has been a major programme of work running which started in 2008. Using focus groups, student networks, websites and summer training sessions, it has explored the opinions and experiences of current students around feedback mechanisms. We have used our findings to compile a briefing on the issue and to identify ten principles on which good practice of feedback should be based. We have also published a campaign tool kit to aid you to campaign for change on this issue.
The Feedback Amnesty is Back!
Click here for information about how you can get involved in the 2012 feedback amnesty!
Campaign Briefings
The Feedback briefings can be viewed below:
Feedback Briefing
This section can be downloaded here.
HE Focus
The first ever edition of HE focus looked at the debate surrounding assessment feedback and included a wide variety of perspectives and views from both students and institutions.
Charter on Feedback and Assessment
The charter on feedback and assessment pulls together the 10 principles of feedback and 10 principles of assessment together in a document which aims to set out best practice in this key policy area.
