Student Feedback on Teaching in Schools: Using Student Perceptions for the Development of Teaching and Teachers

This open-access book provides a comprehensive overview of current research on student perceptions of and student feedback on teaching, discussing the validity and reliability of student feedback, the effects of student feedback on teachers and instruction, and factors promoting the successful implementation of feedback in schools. The findings emphasize that student perceptions of teaching quality can be a valid and reliable source of feedback for teachers, and that the effectiveness of student feedback is significantly related to its use in formative settings and to a positive feedback culture within schools. The book is a valuable resource for teachers and students interested in improving teaching and learning.

Format: Hardback
Length: 271 pages
Publication date: 14 August 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This open-access book offers a comprehensive and insightful examination of the current state of research on students' perceptions of teaching and their feedback. After presenting a novel student feedback process model, the evidence regarding the validity and reliability of students' perceptions of teaching quality is discussed. This is followed by an overview of empirical studies on the impacts of student feedback on teachers and instruction in various contexts, as well as on factors promoting the successful implementation of feedback in schools.

In summary, the findings highlight that student perceptions of teaching quality can serve as a valid and reliable source of feedback for teachers. The effectiveness of student feedback on teaching is strongly linked to its utilization in formative settings and the cultivation of a positive feedback culture within schools. Furthermore, it is argued that the effectiveness of student feedback relies heavily on the support provided to teachers when utilizing the feedback. As this literature review compellingly demonstrates, teachers can derive significant benefits from student feedback on teaching in schools, ultimately enhancing their work and students' learning outcomes.

“This book reviews what we know about student feedback to teachers. It is detailed and it is a pleasure to read. To have these chapters in one place – and from those most up to date with the research literature and doing the research - is a gift.”
- John Hattie

Weight: 600g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030751494
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021