Video evidence in VAD increased participants' acceptance of feedback and its credibility, reducing disputes over whether critical observations were correct¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Participants reported that with video evidence they could not argue about feedback, and facilitators felt feedback was accepted better and more credible compared with VD. → Stefan A. Schreder 2025

Evidence¶

Stefan A. Schreder 2025¶

Stefan A. Schreder, Helen Jossberger, Hans Gruber. (2025). Mountain rescuers' experiences with video-assisted and verbal debriefings: a qualitative study. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-025-09716-9

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Focus group interview on acceptance of feedback. In VD, acceptance "depends on the type of facilitator", whereas video evidence made feedback undisputable; participants also saw video as a chance to verify their own view ("Let us look at it again").

"However, if there is video evidence, you simply cannot argue about the feedback, no matter how unpleasant or friendly the way of giving the feedback was."

Stefan A. Schreder 2025 (2)¶

Stefan A. Schreder, Helen Jossberger, Hans Gruber. (2025). Mountain rescuers' experiences with video-assisted and verbal debriefings: a qualitative study. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-025-09716-9

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Facilitator interview on video evidence: FA 4 felt feedback was better accepted under VAD, likening video to a video-referee, while noting some participants explain themselves regardless of video and that acceptance still depends on the receiver.

"I believe that the feedback is accepted better. It is a bit like being a video-referee."

Discussion¶

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