[PDF] Teachers’ responses to feedback from evaluators: What

How do we respond to feedback?

Responses to feedback are driven by individual traits and preferences and by values embedded within the learning culture. How these influences interact is inadequately understood, making it challenging to know where to focus our energies.

What is feedback in communication theory?

In communication theory – according to Bartol & Martin, “ Feedback is the receiver’s basic response to the interpreted message”. In the opinion of Bovee & Others, “ Feedback is a response from the receiver that informs the sender how the communication is being received in general.”

How does regulatory focus affect feedback?

Regulatory focus theory may explain some of the individual variability in feedback responses [ 25, 34 ]. What we don’t know is how regulatory focus interacts with other influences on feedback’s impact, such as credibility. We also don’t know how regulatory focus can best be primed in order to enhance the impact of feedback.

Is feedback more likely to have a positive or negative effect?

In the studies described, feedback is more likely to have a positive than a negative effect, but what we cannot be sure of as feedback providers is which of these is more likely in a given feedback situation, although there are predictive factors [ 23 ].