Audio versus written feedback: Exploring learners’ preference and the impact of feedback format on students’ academic performance

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 125-137

  Morris, Cecile ^a   Chikwa, Gladson ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLE EAST COLLEGE   (Oman)

Author keywords

academic performance; audio feedback; feed forward; feedback; written feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977147364     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787416637482     Document Type: Article

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