Student Peer Review and Receptiveness to Feedback in Global Classrooms
1Author Affiliations: Associate Clinical Professor and Co-Director of the Academy for Teaching Innovation, Excellence, and Scholarship (Dr Tornwall), College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus; and Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Dr Ikonen), Faculty of Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland .
Background:
Development of skills in peer-to-peer feedback in multicultural and global contexts is important to excellent teaching practice in nursing education.
Purpose:
This study identified student attitudes toward giving and receiving peer-to-peer feedback between international peers in a graduate-level online instructional design course.
Methods:
Twenty-one graduate nursing students in 2 nurse educator programs from the United States and Finland participated in this descriptive study. Pre- and postcourse Feedback Orientation Scale (FOS) scores were analyzed in combination with student reflections on learning experiences related to peer-review course activities.
Results:
Mean pre- to postcourse overall FOS scores increased, suggesting greater student receptiveness to peer feedback, particularly in the dimensions of utility and self-efficacy. Postcourse reflections demonstrated increased appreciation for opportunities to triangulate feedback from multiple, diverse sources.
Conclusions:
Opportunities for graduate students in nurse educator programs to exchange peer-to-peer feedback with international peers foster growth in positive attitudes toward receiving and using peer feedback.
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