Engineering programmes in Thailand: Enhancing the quality of student feedback
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Author list: Jitgarun K., Chaisawadi A., Kumhom P., Ploisawaschai S.
Publisher: Hindawi
Publication year: 2012
Start page: 83
End page: 92
Number of pages: 10
ISBN: 9781843346456
ISSN: 0146-9428
eISSN: 1745-4557
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
Abstract
Student feedback can be a powerful tool in improving the quality of learning and teaching in higher education. For course evaluation, students are generally required to provide feedback about an instructor/facilitator's performance (student- teacher feedback), in this case on a rating scale questionnaire. Often such feedback only reflects student satisfaction instead of enhancing learning and teaching. A more meaningful form of feedback that may be used to inform effective learning is one-to-one feedback (either student-teacher or teacher-student feedback). Engaging in hands-on practical work and project activities with students can also generate useful feedback for instructors/teachers. Currently, general education courses at many Thai universities aim to equip students with skills related to the provision of effective feedback such as: asking the right questions and non-judgmental criticism. It is strongly believed that, in the near future, social media will play an important role in 360-degree feedback which may, for example, provide further support to the students to foster their learning. Through a case study undertaken at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, this chapter explores how student feedback in engineering programmes in Thailand can enhance the quality of student learning outcomes. ฉ 2012 Woodhead Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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Reciprocal teaching and learning, Student feedback, Team-based learning
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