This study addresses student perceptions of screencasted feedback compared to traditional written comments. Screencasts allow instructors to provide audio-visual feedback on a student's essay that is captured directly from the instructor's computer using a screencasting software. Using survey results from 31 first year composition students, this study found that students generally perceived screencasted feedback to be easier to understand, more engaging, and more helpful than traditional written comments. It also found that students perceived a stronger rapport between themselves and their instructor after receiving screencasted feedback, and that students generally prefer receiving screencasted feedback over written comments on their essays. This study was not able to discern if student writing improved more with screencasted feedback compared to written comments, nor was it able to definitively say if students were more motivated to improve their writing after receiving screencasted feedback. / Master of Arts / This study examines student perceptions of screencasted feedback compared to traditional written comments in a first-year writing course. Screencasting feedback allows instructors to comment on students’ essays in a short video rather than writing comments in the margins and a paragraph at the end of their essays. This study looks at the results from 31 first-year composition students and found that students generally perceived screencasted feedback to be easier to understand, more engaging, and more helpful than traditional written comments. This study also found that students perceived a stronger connection between themselves and their instructor after receiving screencasted feedback, and that students generally prefer receiving screencasted feedback over written comments on their essays. This study was not able to discern if student writing improved more with screencasted feedback compared to written comments, nor was it able to discern if students were more motivated to improve their writing after receiving screencasted feedback compared to written comments.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/83843 |
| Date | 02 July 2018 |
| Creators | Harding, Jonathan M. |
| Contributors | English, Lindgren, Chris A., Commer, Carolyn, Warnick, Quinn |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ETD, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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