When feedback signals failure but offers hope for improvement: A process model of constructive criticism

Thinking Skills and Creativity

Volumn 30, Issue , 2018, Pages 42-53

  Fong, Carlton J ^a   Schallert, Diane L ^b   Williams, Kyle M ^b   Williamson, Zachary H ^b   Warner, Jayce R ^b   Lin, Shengjie ^b   Kim, Young Won ^c  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructive criticism; Critical thinking; Failure; Feedback; Focus groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042378322     PISSN: 18711871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsc.2018.02.014     Document Type: Article

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