Unfortunately and traditionally, this type of assessment appears to be employed frequently in higher education. The reason is largely due to the fact that these symbols are unlikely to propel students’ higher level of thinking or to encourage them to genuinely reflect on their performances for enhancement. Summative grading is “too little, too late” even if the grade is accompanied by some brief notes denoting positive feedback, such as “Good” or “Excellent” or by a few words indicating the need for improvement. In other words, awarding a summative grade is not an adequate response for an instructor to facilitate student learning. Assessment of students’ assignments, therefore, should move beyond the practice usually performed by instructors. Introductionįeedback is intended to help improve one’s study or work. Keywords : online feedback, personalized instruction, interactions between instructor and student, student learning, assessment process. This research report will also share the negative cases, future research recommendations, and educational implications. The theme of Helpfulness also attaches several categories, offering specific reasons for the participants’ strong preferences to ways that the instructor provided feedback to their assignments. The qualitative analysis identified two themes, including Promptness and Helpfulness. The research findings show that the students strongly and positively supported the way that the feedback was communicated to them. The data was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. A sample of 29 students participated in the survey study. This study was also intended to understand reasons behind the students’ perceptions. The present research study was designed to fill the void by exploring pre-service teachers’ perceptions toward the ways an instructor employed to provide feedback to their assignments. What kinds of feedback are welcomed by e-students and what are reasons behind their positive or negative perceptions? Unfortunately, these are not much and well documented by published literature. This is a comprehensive study to determine how well feedback systems in distance learning achieve the desired outcomes. It is especially important in teaching and learning for reinforcing correct responses and providing negative reinforcement for incorrect behavior. Editor’s Note: In communication theory (and practice) we use feedback to confirm that messages are correctly received and understood.
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