The guide increased the percentage of feedback comments displaying at least one S.P.A.R.K. quality trait¶
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q3 i? A higher percentage of trained-group comments (71.20%) displayed at least one S.P.A.R.K. trait than untrained-group comments (59.10%). → George Gyamfi 2024
Evidence¶
George Gyamfi 2024¶
George Gyamfi, Barbara E. Hanna, Hassan Khosravi. (2024). Impact of an instructional guide and examples on the quality of feedback: insights from a randomised controlled study. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10346-0
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Content analysis of sampled comments (285 trained, 305 untrained, every tenth comment by time of creation) coded in NVIVO against the adapted S.P.A.R.K. criteria. The comparison of percentages showed the trained group produced "a higher percentage of comments containing traits of high-quality feedback."
"A higher percentage of comments from the trained group, 71.20%, displayed at least one S.P.A.R.K. trait compared to those from the untrained group (59.10%)."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Even with the guide, few comments displayed all five S.P.A.R.K. traits, showing limited comprehensive feedback ability — related
- An instructional guide and examples led peer reviewers to write longer feedback comments, with a small effect size — related
- Specific feedback was the most common trait and actionable feedback the least common in both trained and untrained groups — related
- The guide increased co-occurrence of multiple S.P.A.R.K. traits within a single feedback comment — related
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The guide increased the percentage of feedback comments displaying at least one S.P.A.R.K. quality trait |
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The guide increased the percentage of feedback comments displaying at least one S.P.A.R.K. |
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2024 |
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2026-10-29 |
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