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5 - Tools to Measure the Effectiveness of Feedback

from Part II - Methodological Approaches in the Study of Corrective Feedback

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2021

By
Alison Mackey ,
Lara Bryfonski ,
Özgür Parlak ,
Ashleigh Pipes ,
Ayşenur Sağdıç  and
Bo-Ram Suh
Edited by
Hossein Nassaji  and
Eva Kartchava
Hossein Nassaji
Affiliation:
University of Victoria, British Columbia
Eva Kartchava
Affiliation:
Carleton University, Ottawa
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Summary

This chapter describes tools that have been used to measure the effectiveness of corrective feedback ranging from classic instruments such as interactive tasks, to innovative methods recently adopted from related fields like psychology and educational measurement. As part of describing these measurement tools, we also discuss how factors in their use, such as the instructions, the participants, and their roles, need to be considered when assessing the efficacy of feedback. We describe tools used in classrooms and laboratory settings, including introspective methods such as think-alouds, immediate recalls, stimulated recall, interviews, journals, blogs, and uptake sheets, as well as external measurements. We outline the use of tasks in both face-to-face and computer-mediated contexts. We conclude our chapter with a discussion of future directions in measuring the effectiveness of corrective feedback on linguistic development and pedagogical implications.

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Corrective feedbackclassroom-basedlaboratory-basedface-to-face taskscomputer-mediated tasksintrospective toolsobservationsresearch toolstasks
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The Cambridge Handbook of Corrective Feedback in Second Language Learning and Teaching , pp. 111 - 129
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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