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Student participant information sheet

Feedback: its real value and impact on student learning.

Dear Student

You are being invited to take part in a research project that is being undertaken to discover the value and impact of feedback on student learning. Before you decide to take part it is important that you understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. Please take time to read the following information carefully and discuss it with me if you wish. Please do not hesitate to ask if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information.

What is the study about?

The purpose of this study is to explore the experience and perception of feedback on ongoing learning. This research is part of my Doctor of Education (EdD) award at the University of Huddersfield.

Why have I been approached?

This research involves full-time healthcare students currently in Year 2 at the University of Huddersfield. You have been asked to participate because I want to gather data from students on a range of healthcare courses and with different academic experiences.

Do I have to take part?

No. Your involvement in this research is entirely voluntary and your decision. If you decide to take part you will be asked to sign a consent form, and you are free to withdraw at any time without giving a reason. A decision to withdraw at any time, or a decision not to take part, will not affect you in any way.

What exactly am I being asked to do? You are being asked to do 3 things:

1. Firstly, undertake a semi-structured interview with the researcher (me) about your school/college/university history and previous assessment and feedback experiences. The interview will be very informal and it will be audio recorded. There are no right

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or wrong answers to the questions – I simply want to gain insight into your previous experiences. This should take no longer than 30 minutes.

2. Secondly, I want to observe you receiving feedback from a tutor/educator/mentor (educator) in the University and/or in practice. I want to observe you on at least 3 separate occasions. As well as observe the interaction between you and your educator, I want to audio record the interaction and make some notes. I will not contribute to the discussion that you are having with your educator in any way, I simply want to observe and record what I see. This will take as long as the discussion that you were having with your educator would normally take and it will take place in the environment in which it would normally occur.

3. Thirdly, undertake another interview with me after each observation to explore some of what I saw and/or you experienced during the feedback discussion that I observed. Again, the interview will be very informal, it will be audio recorded, and there are no right or wrong answers to the questions. Each interview should take no longer than 30 minutes.

Will this affect my course or ongoing studies?

No. This research is completely separate from any aspect of your course and in no way will the results of this research or your involvement influence the outcome of your academic or practice-based work, the mark that you receive for any aspect of your course, or the chances of your success in gaining your award.

Why is this work important?

This work is important because I want to find out how students view and use feedback.

Will people know that I have been involved?

The people who will know that you have been involved are me and the educator(s) with whom you are having feedback discussions, as they will also be asked (by me) to give consent to being involved in the study. All information disclosed within the research will be kept confidential, except where legal obligations would necessitate disclosure to appropriate personnel.

What will happen after I have completed the research?

After the research has been completed, I will analyse the data. The data will be

anonymised, so that there is no way of identifying you. Once I have completed the data analysis, I will make a summary of the results available to anyone who wants them.

The research data will be used by me to write my EdD thesis, journal articles, create academic posters and conference presentations for use both within and outside of the University.

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Do I need to give consent or sign anything?

Yes, you will be asked to sign to indicate written consent to being involved in the research before the first interview.

What if I change my mind about being involved later on?

If you change your mind about being involved in this research, you can withdraw at any time without giving a reason. You need to contact me directly (my details are below) to withdraw your involvement and your data will be removed from the research.

Who will have access to the data?

The only person who will have access to the data is me, and any identifying material (e.g. name) will be removed to ensure anonymity. Within the writing of my EdD thesis, journal articles etc, it may be necessary to use your words in the presentation of the findings and your permission for this is included in the consent form. All electronic data will be kept by me on a password protected computer or encrypted storage device. Any hard copy of the data will be kept in a locked drawer at the University of Huddersfield. After I have

completed my EdD award and the analysed summary of results have been made public, all data will be confidentially destroyed in line with University policy.

Is there anyone that I can go to if I have any concerns?

If you have any questions at any point, please contact me directly and I will answer them as well and as honestly as possible. When I have analysed the data, you will be given the opportunity to have a written summary of the findings and given the opportunity again to ask any questions.

If at any point you feel that your questions are not being answered or you wish to raise concerns or complain about the conduct of the research, an independent point of contact who has nothing to do with this research is Marilynne Kirshbaum, who can be contacted on

[email protected] or 01484 471277 or room R1/29.

This project has been approved by the School Research Ethics Panel and has Research Governance approval from Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust.

Researcher Contact Details: Researcher:

Email:

Sara Eastburn

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Telephone number: Room:

01484 472911 R1/26

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Educator participant information sheet

Feedback: its real value and impact on student learning.

Dear Colleague

You are being invited to take part in a research project that is being undertaken to discover the value and impact of feedback on student learning. Before you decide to take part it is important that you understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. Please take time to read the following information carefully and discuss it with me if you wish. Please do not hesitate to ask if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information.

What is the study about?

The purpose of this study is to explore the experience and perception of feedback on ongoing learning. This research is part of my Doctor of Education (EdD) award at the University of Huddersfield.

Why have I been approached?

This research involves full-time healthcare students currently in Year 2 at the University of Huddersfield, and the tutors/educators/mentors (educators) who support these students. You have been asked to participate because you are offering feedback to one (or more) of the students that have agreed to be involved in this research.

Do I have to take part?

No. Your involvement in this research is entirely voluntary and your decision. If you decide to take part you will be asked to sign a consent form, and you are free to withdraw at any time without giving a reason. A decision to withdraw at any time, or a decision not to take part, will not affect you in any way.

What exactly am I being asked to do? You are being asked to do 2 things:

1. Firstly, I want to observe you giving feedback to the student in the University and/or in practice. I want to observe the student receiving feedback on at least 3 separate occasions, and at least one of these occasions will involve you. As well as observe the interplay between you and the student, I want to audio record the interaction and make some notes. I will not contribute to the discussion that you are having in any

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way, I simply want to observe and record what I see. This will take as long as the discussion that you were having with the student would normally take and it will take place in the environment in which it would normally occur.

2. Secondly, undertake an interview with me after the feedback/observation to explore some of what I saw and/or you experienced during the discussion with the student. The interview will be very informal, it will be audio recorded, and there are no right or wrong answers to the questions. Each interview should take no longer than 30 minutes.

Why is this work important?

This work is important because I want to find out how students view and use feedback in both university and practice-based settings to inform policies and practices.

Will people know that I have been involved?

The people who will know that you have been involved are me and the student(s) with whom you are having feedback discussions. All information disclosed within the research will be kept confidential, except where legal obligations would necessitate disclosure to

appropriate personnel.

What will happen after I have completed the research?

After the research has been completed, I will analyse the data. The data will be

anonymised, so that there is no way of identifying you. Once I have completed the data analysis, I will make a summary of the results available to anyone who wants them.

The research data will be used by me to write my EdD thesis, journal articles, create academic posters and conference presentations for use both within and outside of the University.

Do I need to give consent or sign anything?

Yes, you will be asked to sign to indicate written consent to being involved in the research before the (first) observation.

What if I change my mind about being involved later on?

If you change your mind about being involved in this research, you can withdraw at any time without giving a reason. You need to contact me directly (my details are below) to withdraw your involvement and your data will be removed from the research.

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The only person who will have access to the data is me, and any identifying material (e.g. names) will be removed to ensure anonymity. Within the writing of my EdD thesis, journal articles etc, it may be necessary to use your words in the presentation of the findings and your permission for this is included in the consent form. All electronic data will be kept by me on a password protected computer or encrypted storage device. Any hard copy of the data will be kept in a locked drawer at the University of Huddersfield. After I have

completed my EdD award and the analysed summary of results have been made public, all data will be confidentially destroyed in line with University policy.

Is there anyone that I can go to if I have any concerns?

If you have any questions at any point, please contact me directly and I will answer them as well and as honestly as possible. When I have analysed the data, you will be given the opportunity to have a written summary of the findings and given the opportunity again to ask any questions.

If at any point you feel that your questions are not being answered or you wish to raise concerns or complain about the conduct of the research, an independent point of contact who has nothing to do with this research is Marilynne Kirshbaum, who can be contacted on

[email protected] or 01484 471277 or room R1/29.

This project has been approved by the School Research Ethics Panel and has Research Governance approval from Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust.

Researcher Contact Details: Researcher: Email: Telephone number: Room: Sara Eastburn [email protected] 01484 472911 R1/26

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Appendix 3: Consent Forms and Interview Schedule