Feedback in pandemic university writing. The case of students entering the medical profession in Chile

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, many countries, including Chile, implemented extensive lockdown measures, prompting universities to shift to remote teaching. While there has been substantial research on feedback in online education, few studies have considered the unique challenges posed by the p...

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Autores: Vásquez-Rocca, Liliana, Varas, Magaly, Richards, Constanza
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/28599
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/educacion/article/view/28599
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Writing
Undergraduate students
Health sciences
Pandemic
Online learning
Escritura
Estudiante universitario
Ciencias médicas
Pandemia
Aprendizaje en línea
Escrita
Estudantes universitários
Ciências da saúde
Aprendizado online
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Sumario:Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, many countries, including Chile, implemented extensive lockdown measures, prompting universities to shift to remote teaching. While there has been substantial research on feedback in online education, few studies have considered the unique challenges posed by the pandemic. This research investigates the provision of feedback on university-level writing assignments for students pursuing medical sciences degrees during this unprecedented period. Using a quantitative approach, the study involved 341 university students who completed a self-administered questionnaire. The analysis of the results revealed several key findings: a) feedback processes had an effective initial phase, b) educators were less likely to provide feedback during intermediate stages, and c) feedback primarily focused on lexical-grammatical aspects, mirroring traditional face-to-face contexts.