Preliminary Economics 2010

The following survey concerns teacher/student feedback and how this feedback affects teaching and learning. It has been designed for completion by students studying Preliminary Economics in 2010. Your name is not required and completion of the survey will not affect your assessment results. There are 15 questions. Please complete the survey during Week 6 of Term 4. Thank you.



  1. When teachers provide feedback to students, written comments and advice can be more effective than grades.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Expert teachers provide much more relevant and useful feedback to their students.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Feedback from teachers to students is a powerful influence on student achievement.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Feedback from fellow students (peers) can be a valuable tool for learning.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Teachers should train students in how to give effective feedback to fellow students.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Students will often ignore feedback provided by teachers even when that feedback is accurate.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Feedback given to a class by a teacher may not be as effective as individual feedback.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Feedback from teachers to students is most effective when it can be used with limited delay by students to improve the quality of their work.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Most verbal feedback in a classroom is from student to student and most of this feedback is incorrect.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Feedback from teachers to students is most valued by students when the task is challenging.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Many students are simply unable to understand feedback comments from teachers and interpret them correctly.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Students are more interested in marks/grades than comments from teachers on how to improve their work.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Feedback from teacher to students can motivate further learning by students.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. Teacher feedback to students is very effective when supported by student (peer) feedback.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree


  1. If students are to improve their academic performance, they must be able to monitor the quality of their own work.
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    Strongly agree   Strongly disagree