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Feedback literacy as a model to explore how learners respond to feedback
Muirne Spooner1, Teresa Pawlikowska1
1Health Professions Education Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Summary
Effective feedback is crucial for clinician training, but its impact depends on the learner's ability to understand and use it. Developing feedback literacy, which involves cognitive and emotional processing of feedback, is key to improving academic performance.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Professional Development
Background:
- Clinicians dedicate significant time to supervising trainees and providing feedback.
- Traditionally, feedback was assumed to always benefit learners, but research now indicates it can be detrimental.
- Learner responses to feedback are influenced by various factors, highlighting the need for a nuanced approach.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the concept of feedback literacy and its role in enhancing learner outcomes.
- To identify factors influencing a learner's ability to effectively process and utilize feedback.
- To provide evidence-based strategies for improving feedback delivery in clinical settings.
Main Methods:
- Literature review on feedback in medical education.
- Analysis of the concept of feedback literacy and its components.
- Identification of modifiable and non-modifiable factors affecting feedback literacy.
Main Results:
- Feedback literacy encompasses recognizing, processing (cognitively and emotionally), and acting on feedback for learning.
- Both modifiable (e.g., supervisor behavior) and non-modifiable factors influence feedback literacy.
- Clear feedback expectations, accurate messages, and strong teacher-learner relationships are vital for fostering feedback literacy.
Conclusions:
- Feedback literacy is essential for maximizing the benefits of feedback in clinical education.
- Interventions should focus on enhancing learners' feedback literacy and optimizing supervisor practices.
- Improving feedback processes can lead to better academic performance and professional development for trainees.
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