Students perceived peer group feedback as contextually rich but sometimes subjective, and ChatGPT-4o feedback as more objective and well structured but occasionally lacking contextual sensitivity¶
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q2 i? Thematic analysis showed students viewed group feedback as contextually rich but sometimes subjective, and AI feedback as objective and well structured though occasionally lacking contextual sensitivity. → Li 2026
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Li 2026¶
Li, X., Zhang, Y., & Liu, T. (2026). Comparative analysis of peer group and AI-generated feedback in peer assessment: Insights into feedback quality and student perceptions in higher education. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 42(4), 129–146. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.11467
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Thematic analysis of student perceptions in the mixed methods study of 13 peer groups; students described group feedback as "contextually rich but sometimes subjective" and AI feedback as structured but sometimes contextually insensitive.
"Thematic analysis further revealed that students perceived group feedback as contextually rich but sometimes subjective, whereas ChatGPT-4o feedback was viewed as more objective and well structured, though occasionally lacking contextual sensitivity."
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Students perceived peer group feedback as contextually rich but sometimes subjective, and ChatGPT-4o feedback as more objective and well structured but occasionally lacking contextual sensitivity |
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Students perceived peer group feedback as contextually rich but sometimes subjective, and ChatGPT-4o feedback as more objective and well structured but occasionally lacking contextual sensitivity |
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