Video-based feedback on student assessment: scarily personal

Authors

  • Michael Henderson Faculty of Education, Monash University
  • Michael Phillips Faculty of Education, Monash University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.1878

Keywords:

feedback, assessment, video

Abstract

Assessment feedback is an important part of students’ learning experiences; however, text-based feedback has limitations. This article proposes an alternative in the form of individualised video recordings of the lecturer discussing each assignment. This research reports on 126 undergraduate and postgraduate students’ reactions to 5-minute videos recorded by their teachers. The findings confirm that the majority of students valued the video feedback over text-based forms. In particular, video-based feedback was reported by students as being individualised (specific) and personalised (valorising identity and effort); supportive, caring and motivating; clear, detailed and unambiguous; prompting reflection; and constructive, which led to future strategising. Several potential weaknesses were also identified, including an initial anxiety about watching the videos, and the difficulty in matching the comments in the video-based feedback to the text-based assignment. Like the students, the teachers also reported that they valued the video feedback process, particularly in terms of being more time-efficient, facilitating quality especially in the form of feed forward comments, and rejuvenating teacher enthusiasm. The article concludes with implications for future research.

 

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Author Biographies

Michael Henderson, Faculty of Education, Monash University

Senior Lecturer in ICT in Education

Faculty of Education

Monash University

Michael Phillips, Faculty of Education, Monash University

Lecturer, Faculty of Education

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Published

2015-02-12

How to Cite

Henderson, M., & Phillips, M. (2015). Video-based feedback on student assessment: scarily personal. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.1878