1,243
Views
25
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Conventional or sustainable? Chinese university students’ thinking about feedback used in their English lessons

ORCID Icon

References

  • Biggs, J. 1996. “Western Misperceptions of the Confucian-Heritage Learning Culture.” In The Chinese Learners: Cultural, Psychological and Contextual Influences, edited by D. Watkins and J. Biggs, 45–68. Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong.
  • Blair, A., and S. McGinty. 2013. “Feedback-Dialogues: Exploring the Student Perspective.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 38 (4):466–476. doi:10.1080/02602938.2011.649244.
  • Boud, D. 2007. “Reframing Assessment as If Learning Were Important.” In Rethinking Assessment in Higher Education, edited by D. Boud and N. Falchikov, 14–25. London: Routledge.
  • Braun, V., and V. Clarke. 2006. “Using Thematic Analysis in Psychology.” Qualitative Research in Psychology 3 (2):77–101. doi:10.1191/1478088706qp063oa.
  • Burke, D. M., and J. A. Pieterick. 2010. Giving Students Effective Written Feedback. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
  • Carless, D. 2006. “Differing Perceptions in the Feedback Process.” Studies in Higher Education 31 (2):219–233. doi:10.1080/03075070600572132.
  • Carless, D. 2012. From Testing to Productive Student Learning: Implementing Formative Assessment in Confucian-Heritage Settings. London: Routledge.
  • Carless, D. 2013. “Sustainable Feedback and the Development of Student Self-Evaluative Capacities.” In Reconceptualising Feedback in Higher Education: Developing Dialogue with Student,. edited by S. Merry, M. Price, D. Carless and M. Taras, 113–122. London: Routledge.
  • Carless, D. 2015. Excellence in University Assessment: Learning from Award-Winning Practice. London: Routledge.
  • Chetwynd, F., and C. Dobbyn. 2011. “Assessment, Feedback and Marking Guides in Distance Education.” Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning 26 (1):67–78. doi:10.1080/02680513.2011.538565.
  • Crook, C., H. Gross, and R. Dymott. 2006. “Assessment Relationships in Higher Education: The Tension of Process and Practice.” British Educational Research Journal 32 (1):95–114. doi:10.1080/01411920500402037.
  • Crossman, J. 2007. “The Role of Relationships and Emotions in Student Perceptions of Learning and Assessment.” Higher Education Research and Development 26 (3):313–327. doi:10.1080/07294360701494328.
  • Dawson, P., M. Henderson, P. Mahoney, M. Phillips, T. Ryan, D. Boud, and E. Molloy. 2019. “What Makes for Effective Feedback: Staff and Student Perspectives.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 44 (1):25–36. doi:10.1080/02602938.2018.1467877.
  • Dörnyei, Z. 2007. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methodologies. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Ellery, K. 2008. “Assessment for Learning: A Case Study Using Feedback Effectively in an Essay‐style Test.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 33 (4):421–429. doi:10.1080/02602930701562981.
  • Evans, C. 2013. “Making Sense of Assessment Feedback in Higher Education.” Review of Educational Research 83 (1):70–120. doi:10.3102/0034654312474350.
  • Evans, C. 2015. “Students' Perspectives on the Role of Peer Feedback in Supporting Learning.” Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology 14 (1):110–125. doi:10.1891/1945-8959.14.1.110.
  • Fan, Y. 1998. “The Transfer of Western Management to China: Context, Content and Constraints.” Management Learning 29 (2):201–21. doi:10.1177/1350507698292005.
  • Gipps, C. 1999. “Socio-cultural Aspects of Assessment.” Review of Research in Education 24:355–392. doi:10.2307/1167274.
  • Gu, X. 2004. “A Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and American Views about Silence and Debate.” Intercultural Communication Studies 13:51–64.
  • Harris, L. R., and G. T. L. Brown. 2013. “Opportunities and Obstacles to Consider When Using Peer-and Self-assessment to Improve Student Learning: Case Studies into Teachers' Implementation.” Teaching and Teacher Education 36:101–111. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2013.07.008.
  • Hitchcock, G., and D. Hughes. 1995. Research and the Teacher. London: Routledge.
  • Hofstede, G. H., and G. J. Hofstede. 2005. Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind. 2nd ed. London: McGraw-Hill.
  • Hyatt, D. F. 2005. “Yes, a Very Good Point!’: A Critical Genre Analysis of a Corpus of Feedback Commentaries on Master of Education Assignments.” Teaching in Higher Education 10 (3):339–353. doi:10.1080/13562510500122222.
  • Kennedy, P. 2002. “Learning Cultures and Learning Styles: Myth-Understandings about Adult (Hong Kong) Chinese Learners.” International Journal of Lifelong Education 21 (5):430–445. doi:10.1080/02601370210156745.
  • Leung, K. 1988. “Some Determinants of Conflict Avoidance.” Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 19 (1):125–136. doi:10.1177/0022002188019001009.
  • Leung, K., P. Koch, and L. Lu. 2002. “A Dualistic Model of Harmony and its Implications for Conflict Management in Asia.” Asia Pacific Journal of Management 19 (2–3):201–220. doi:10.1023/A:1016287501806.
  • Lincoln, Y., and E. G. Guba. 1985. Naturalistic Inquiry. Beverly Hills: Sage.
  • Liu, N., and D. Carless. 2006. “Peer Feedback: the Learning Element of Peer Assessment.” Teaching in Higher Education 11 (3):279–290. doi:10.1080/13562510600680582.
  • Maclellan, E. 2001. “Assessment for Learning: The Differing Perceptions of Tutors and Students”. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 26 (4):307–318. doi:10.1080/02602930120063466.
  • McDonough, J., and S. McDonough. 2014. Research Methods for English Language Teachers. London: Routledge.
  • McLean, A. J., C. H. Bond, and H. D. Nicholson. 2015. “An Anatomy of Feedback: a Phenomenographic Investigation of Undergraduate Students' Conceptions of Feedback.” Studies in Higher Education 40 (5):921–932. doi:10.1080/03075079.2013.855718.
  • Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China. 2018. “2017 Sees Increase in Number of Chinese Students Studying Abroad and Returning After Overseas Studies.” April 4. Accessed 5 October 2018. http://en.moe.gov.cn/News/Top_News/201804/t20180404_332354.html
  • Molloy, E., and D. Boud. 2013. “Changing Conceptions of Feedback.” In Feedback in Higher and Professional Education: Understanding it and Doing it Well, edited by D. Boud and E. Molloy, 11–33. London: Routledge.
  • Mory, E. 2004. “Feedback Research Revisited.” In Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology, edited by D. Jonassen, 745–783. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
  • Mulliner, E., and M. Tucker. 2017. “Feedback on Feedback Practice: Perceptions of Students and Academics.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 42 (2):266–288. doi:10.1080/02602938.2015.1103365.
  • Nicol, D. 2010. “From Monologue to Dialogue: Improving Written Feedback Processes in Mass Higher Education.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 35 (5):501–517. doi:10.1080/02602931003786559.
  • Norton, L. 2004. “Using Assessment Criteria as Learning Criteria: A Case Study in Psychology.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 29 (6):687–702.
  • Poulos, A., and M. J. Mahony. 2008. “Effectiveness of Feedback: The Students’ Perspective.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 33 (2):143–154. doi:10.1080/02602930601127869.
  • Price, M., K. Handley, and J. Millar. 2011. “Feedback: Focusing Attention on Engagement.” Studies in Higher Education 36 (8):879–896. doi:10.1080/03075079.2010.483513.
  • Ramsden, P. 2003. Learning to Teach in Higher Education. London: Routledge.
  • Robinson, S., D. Pope, and L. Holyoak. 2013. “Can We Meet Their Expectations? Experiences and Perceptions of Feedback in First Year Undergraduate Students.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 38 (3):260–272. doi:10.1080/02602938.2011.629291.
  • Sadler, D. R. 2010. “Beyond Feedback: Developing Student Capability in Complex Appraisal.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 35 (5):535–550. doi:10.1080/02602930903541015.
  • Small, F., and K. Attree. 2016. “Undergraduate Student Responses to Feedback: Expectations and Experiences.” Studies in Higher Education 41 (11):2078–2094. doi:10.1080/03075079.2015.1007944.
  • Stevenson, H. W., and J. W. Stigler. 1992. The Learning Gap: Why Our Schools are Failing and What We Can Learn from Japanese and Chinese Education. New York: Summit Books.
  • Sutherland, G. 1996. “Assessment: Some Historical Perspectives”. In Assessment: Problems, Developments and Statistical Issues, edited by H. Goldstein and T. Lewis, 9–20. Chichester: Wiley.
  • Sutton, P. 2012. “Conceptualizing Feedback Literacy: Knowing, Being, and Acting.” Innovations in Education and Teaching International 49 (1):31–40. doi:10.1080/14703297.2012.647781.
  • Tweed, R., and D. Lehman. 2002. “Learning Considered within a Cultural Context: Confucian and Socratic Approaches.” American Psychologists 57 (2):89–99. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.57.2.89.
  • Weaver, M. 2006. “Do Students Value Feedback? Student Perceptions of Tutors’ Written Responses.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 31 (3):379–394. doi:10.1080/02602930500353061.
  • Wei, X., and Q. Li. 2013. “The Confucian Value of Harmony and Its Influence on Chinese Social Interaction.” Cross-Cultural Communication 9 (1):60–66.
  • Xu, Y., and D. Carless. 2017. “Only True Friends Could Be Cruelly Honest’: Cognitive Scaffolding and Social-Affective Support in Teacher Feedback Literacy.” Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education 42 (7):1082–1094. doi:10.1080/02602938.2016.1226759.
  • Zhan, Y., and Z. H. Wan. 2016. “Appreciated but Constrained: Reflective Practice of Student Teachers in Learning Communities in a Confucian Heritage Culture.” Teaching in Higher Education 21 (6):669–685. doi:10.1080/13562517.2016.1183622.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.