The effect of online peer feedback on learning outcome and academic motivation

Introduction: Feedback, one of the main components of learning-oriented evaluation, has receivedspecial attention in recent decades. However, there are controversial statements regardingthe priority and importance of peer feedback. Therefore, the present study was conducted withthe aim of the effect of online peer feedback on the learning outcome and academic motivation ofMedical students.Methods: This study was a semi-experimental intervention with a pre-test-post-test design.The research community in this study was all medical students of Shiraz University of MedicalSciences. The studied samples (۶۰ students) were randomly divided into intervention and controlgroups. To measure the learning outcome, a researcher-made instrument was used, and Harter’sstandard academic motivation questionnaire was used for academic motivation. The type of interventionwas online peer assessment and feedback. The pre-test and post-test were completed bythe participants through the link sent via WhatsApp. Data analysis was done using SPSS version۲۵ software.Results: The results showed that the difference in the learning outcome variable before onlinefeedback and after online feedback according to the value of T statistic is higher than (<±۱.۹۶) andthe P value is lower than the significance level of ۰.۰۱ (<۰.۰۱) (T=<۱۲.۲۱±۱.۹۶, P=۰.۰۰۱). The resultsshowed that the difference between the pre-test and the post-test of the academic motivationvariable was significant according to the value of the T statistic less than (<±۱.۹۶) and the P valueis lower than the significance level of ۰.۰۱ (<۰.۰۱) (T = ۱.۴۳ ± ۱.۹۶, P = ۰.۰۲).Conclusion: online peer feedback is effective on the learning outcome and academic motivationof medical students.

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peer feedback ، online ، learning outcome ، academic motivation ، student