Web forum for peer feedback in a Spanish culture class¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 2 studies (1 quant-synthesis, 1 associational), q2–q4 · 1 of 2 report an effect size

Description¶

Abraham, Stengel, and Welsh (2014) used a Web forum as a tool for facilitating peer feedback in a Spanish culture class, where students provided ongoing feedback to peers developing their final project. The forum reports that "The online comment system facilitated an extended discourse outside of the classroom, allowing students to approach issues from multiple perspectives and promoting cultural understanding." This technology-based, planned interaction proved just as valuable as unplanned, in-class interactions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Technology platforms that support ongoing commenting outside class time

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• postsecondary language students

Target Learning Goals¶

• peer feedback and cultural understanding

Claims¶

• The quality of feedback students give peers predicts gains in their own work, but no recorded study isolates a causal benefit of the assessor role [+M]

Related Elements¶

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Key Sources¶

• Dean, A. C. (2014). The Interactional Dimension of LOA: Within and Beyond the Classroom. Teachers College, Columbia University Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1176847