Comments from another student who agreed with the mark

"I always read the feedback and thought I took it in and thought it useful to a certain extent. This exercise has been very useful in highlighting how much attention I pay to the feedback. I'm expecting and overlook the feedback that was unexpected. It has also highlighted the issue of my confidence in trying to develop ideas beyond the obvious, a skill that is useful no matter what the title."

The comment above is very encouraging as it shows that this feedback exercise was transformative for some students. Quite often assessments can be treated as a means of just hitting targets and gaining marks. An assessment that leads to a student re-evaluating his/ her approach to learning is a far more valuable and higher level activity.

"This type of exercise is very useful ... but feel it unfortunate that it was used in the final year for the final assessment for the first time. I will however take what I have learned forward to the exams and future development opportunities."

Constructive feedback is valuable at any stage of learning but the point is taken that students should be exposed to this type of assessment exercise earlier in their university education and we intend to run this in years 1 and 2.

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Further considerations for the student experience

The student experience Discussion

Comments from a student with a mark lower than expected

Comments from a student who agreed with the mark

Comments from a student whose marks were above expectation

Comments from a student whose marks were as expected

The student experience Comments from a student whose marks were below expectation

Is feedback valuable?

Is feedback used in other assignments?

Is any attention paid to the markers comments on essays?

Are markers comments read?

Is it sufficient to award just a mark?