Master's Students

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Master's students are expected to be independent and self-regulating learners. The key attribute of independent learning is being able to make judgments about their academic feedbacks. The relationship between students and staff is particularly of significance since it influences the learning experiences. Thus, there is a need to balance 'spoon-feeding' and support. An issue with masters learning is that it is difficult to determine whether to find support via relationships or applicable practices, thereby enhancing independence.[Gale Macleod, Neil Lent, Xiaomeng Tian, Yunying Liang, Meredith Moore & Shrawani Sen (2020) Balancing supportive relationships and developing independence: an activity theory approach to understanding feedback in context for master’s students, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 45:7, 958-972]
Feedback is important during the learning process. Several factors enhance the effectiveness of feedback, such as depth and specificity; helpfulness; timeliness; sincerity of the information; credibility of the tutor; and clarity of goals. Feedback is a diabolic process that allows students to be more self-regulating and independent learners who can make judgments regarding the quality of the...