Feedback in pandemic university writing. The case of students entering the medical profession in Chile

• Autores: Vásquez-Rocca, Liliana, Varas, Magaly, Richards, Constanza
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/28599
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/educacion/article/view/28599
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Writing; Undergraduate students; Health sciences; Pandemic; Online learning; Escritura; Estudiante universitario; Ciencias médicas; Pandemia; Aprendizaje en línea; Escrita; Estudantes universitários; Ciências da saúde; Aprendizado online

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, many countries, including Chile, implemented extensive lockdown measures, prompting universities to shift to remote teaching. While there has been substantial research on feedback in online education, few studies have considered the unique challenges posed by the pandemic. This research investigates the provision of feedback on university-level writing assignments for students pursuing medical sciences degrees during this unprecedented period. Using a quantitative approach, the study involved 341 university students who completed a self-administered questionnaire. The analysis of the results revealed several key findings: a) feedback processes had an effective initial phase, b) educators were less likely to provide feedback during intermediate stages, and c) feedback primarily focused on lexical-grammatical aspects, mirroring traditional face-to-face contexts.