Bartlett, M., Crossley, J. and McKinley, R. (2016) Improving the quality of written feedback using written feedback. Education for Primary Care. pp. 1-7. ISSN 1473-9879
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Educational feedback is amongst the most powerful of all learning interventions. RESEARCH
QUESTIONS: (1) Can we measure the quality of written educational feedback with acceptable metrics? (2) Based on such a measure, does a quality improvement (QI) intervention improve the quality of feedback? STUDY
DESIGN: We developed a QI instrument to measure the quality of written feedback and applied it to written feedback provided to medical students following workplace assessments. We evaluated the measurement characteristics of the QI score using generalisability theory. In an uncontrolled intervention, QI profiles were fed back to GP tutors and pre and post intervention scores compared.
STUDY RESULTS: A single assessor scoring 6 feedback summaries can discriminate between practices with a reliability of 0.82.The quality of feedback rose for two years after the introduction of the QI instrument and stabilised in the third year. The estimated annual cost to provide this feedback is £12 per practice. Interpretation and recommendations: It is relatively straightforward and inexpensive to measure the quality of written feedback with good reliability. The QI process appears to improve the quality of written feedback. We recommend routine use of a QI process to improve the quality of educational feedback.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Education for Primary Care. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Feedback; educational assessment; quality improvement; undergraduate medical education |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Aug 2016 09:14 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2017 20:58 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2016.1217171 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14739879.2016.1217171 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:103779 |