1. Electronic or Hand-Written Feedback? Which Method is Preferred by Students & Which is More Effective for Learning? Brandy Sreenilayam Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry April 8, 2016

2. Outline Lilly Conference Session Data collection Survey questions Main conclusions Examples from courses I have taught CHM 470 – Microsoft Word CHM 205 lab – Blackboard (Assignment or TurnItIn) CHM 373 – Blackboard TurnItIn 2

3. 2014 Lilly Conference Session Effective Feedback in Undergraduate Programs: A Study from the Students' Perspective Presenters: Nanette Cooperman & Carolyn Berenato, Saint Joseph's University, PA 3

4. Importance Effective feedback is 1 component of instruction Quality and effectiveness of feedback is crucial to promote learning Significant amount of research concerning feedback, but very little from the student’s point of view Goal: To gather information from students about the type of feedback they prefer 4

5. Data Collection Participants were all undergraduate education majors (~8- students responded) Survey was sent anonymously by registrar’s office using Blackboard 29 close-ended & 4 open-ended questions Planned to send a follow-up survey to determine the effectiveness of the study – not presented at the conference 5

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11. Major Conclusions 50% Electronic Feedback: handed back quicker; not individualized; contained less positive comments Hand-written Feedback: students felt more connected with the instructor; students desired to do better on the next assignment 11

12. Reality # of students in the class # of assignments in the class # of sections 12

13. Examples From My Classes CHM 470 (Biochemistry Lab) 12-15 students/section 2 formal lab reports assigned 1-2 sections 13

14. Microsoft Word 14

15. Examples From My Classes CHM 205 Lab (General Chemistry I lab) 32-35 students/section 1 formal lab reports assigned 2 sections 15

16. Blackboard - TurnItIn 16 No rubric attached Quick comments made specific for the assignment

17. Examples From My Classes CHM 205 Lab (General Chemistry I lab) 32-35 students/section 1 formal lab reports assigned 7 sections (6 different instructors) 17

18. Blackboard - Assignment 18

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21. Examples From My Classes CHM 373 (American Women Scientists & Contemporary Issues) 32-36 students/section 5 essays assigned 1 section 21

23. Happy Balance? 23 Include positive comments in all assignments Give feedback beyond only marking a rubric Can associate comments with sections of rubric using TurnItIn of Blackboard If have multiple assignments, give detailed feedback for 1 st assignment