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- Online learning, perceived difficulty and the role of feedback in COVID-19 timesPublication . Flores, M. A.; Veiga Simão, Ana; Ferreira, Paula; Pereira, Diana; Barros, Alexandra; Flores, Paulo; Fernandes, Eva Lopes; Gonçalves Costa, Luís CarlosThe closure of higher education institutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a sudden and unexpected transition from face-to-face to online teaching and learning. This paper draws on data from a broader study focusing on higher education students’ perceptions and experiences of online learning during the first lockdown in 2020. In total, 2,718 students from different Portuguese institutions participated in the study. Findings indicate that students who felt they had been provided with more feedback reported less difficulty in online teaching and learning. Students reported more perceived difficulty than perceived feedback in online teaching and learning. Findings point to the importance of feedback in fostering self-regulation of learning, thereby helping students better adapt to online teaching and learning.
- Online learning, perceived difficulty and the role of feedback in covid-19 timesPublication . Flores, M. A.; Veiga Simão, Ana; Ferreira, Paula; Pereira, Diana; Barros, Alexandra; Flores, Paulo; Fernandes, Eva Lopes; Gonçalves Costa, Luís CarlosThe closure of higher education institutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a sudden and unexpected transition from face-toface to online teaching and learning. This paper draws on data from a broader study focusing on higher education students’ perceptions and experiences of online learning during the first lockdown in 2020. In total, 2,718 students from different Portuguese institutions participated in the study. Findings indicate that students who felt they had been provided with more feedback reported less difficulty in online teaching and learning. Students reported more perceived difficulty than perceived feedback in online teaching and learning. Findings point to the importance of feedback in fostering selfregulation of learning, thereby helping students better adapt to online teaching and learning.
- Effectiveness and relevance of feedback in Higher EducationPublication . Pereira, Diana; Flores, M. A.; Veiga Simão, Ana; Barros, AlexandraThis paper draws upon a wider study on assessment in higher education. It focuses on students’ perceptions of the effectiveness and relevance of feedback in regard to assessment methods and selfregulation of learning. In total, 605 undergraduates participated in the study from five Portuguese public universities. Data were collected through questionnaires with open and closed-ended questions. Results revealed that feedback is perceived as more relevant, effective and in a more positive way by students who are assessed by learner-centred methods than by those assessed by traditional methods. Also, participants who are assessed by learner-centred methods or mixed methods perceived feedback as more effective in all phases of self-regulation learning than students who are assessed by traditional methods. Implications of the findings for feedback and assessment in Higher Education are discussed.
- Perceptions of effectiveness, fairness and feedback of assessment methods: a study in higher educationPublication . Flores, M. A.; Veiga Simão, Ana; Barros, Alexandra; Pereira, DianaThis paper draws upon a broader piece of research aimed at investigating assessment in higher education. It focuses upon the perceptions of undergraduates about issues of effectiveness, fairness and feedback, particularly in regard to the so-called learner-centred methods. In total, 378 undergraduate students participated in the study at the University of Minho (254) and at the University of Lisbon (124). Data were collected through questionnaires. Findings suggest that the most frequent assessment methods are written tests, oral presentations in group and project work. Participants who are assessed by methods which require their active involvement view assessment as a fairer and more effective process than students who are assessed by more traditional methods such as examinations and written tests. However, the idea of conflict in assessment emerged as a key distinctive feature associated with learner-centred assessment methods such as project work and portfolios. Implications of the findings for developing learner-centred methods in higher education are discussed.