The use of factor analysis and abductive inference to explore students' and practitioners' perspectives of feedback: divergent or congruent understanding?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The importance of feedback in workplace-based settings cannot be underestimated. Approaches that evaluate feedback reflect either the sender's or receiver's viewpoint in isolation of each other. This study investigated prevailing student and practitioner views of feedback resulting from development and testing of a survey about feedback.

Method

This study used a cross-sectional design, incorporating use of expert consultation and factor analysis of surveys. Fifty-two items based on identified attributes for effective feedback from current research were developed and reviewed through expert consultation. Surveys developed from the items were completed by students (n = 209) and practitioners (n = 145). The juxtaposition of items based on students' and practitioners'

SUBMITTER: Ossenberg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687844 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature