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Vol. 10 No. 6 (2021)

Feedback Preferences of University Student-Teachers from Supervisors and their Rationale in Teaching Practicum

https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v10i6.119
Innocent Buberwa Rugambuka
Dar es Salaam University College of Education
L. Nzilano

Corresponding Author(s) : Innocent Buberwa Rugambuka

innoruga@gmail.com

Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), Vol. 10 No. 6 (2021)

Abstract

This study examines the feedback preferences of university student-teachers (STs) from
supervisors and the rationale for the preferences during teaching practicum (TP). It
involved second-year STs (N = 109) of a government-owned university in Tanzania. The
study sought to achieve two objectives: (i) explore the type of feedback preferred by
STs from their supervisors during TP; and (ii) elicit the reasons for the feedback
preferences during TP. Interviews and focused group discussions were used for data
collection. The findings indicated that STs mostly prefer written (59%) over oral (38%)
and blended (3%) types of feedback. However, the rationale for the preference of these
types of feedback slightly differed. Written feedback was preferred because it kept
evidence for student-teachers’ reference. In contrast, oral feedback was preferred
because it attracted interaction between STs and supervisors. Similarly, blended
feedback was preferred because it reduced the limitations inherent in written and oral
feedback, and attracted the bonding of multiple sources of teaching guidance. It is
concluded that STs in TP do not universally prefer one type of feedback even though
written feedback remains the most preferred type, while other types complement it.
Based on the findings, supervisors are advised to primarily use written feedback in the
assessment of TPs, while integrating oral feedback as a compliment.
 

Keywords

TP supervision; university STs; supervisors’ feedback provision; types of feedback; feedback preferences
Feedback Preferences of University Student-Teachers from Supervisors and their Rationale in Teaching Practicum. (2022). Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), 10(6). https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v10i6.119
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