This thesis paper intends to explore the concept of feedback, recognised as one of the most effective components in the teaching-learning process, according to the Evidence-based Education approach, initiated in the 1990s by pedagogue John Hattie in the Anglo-Saxon world and by Andrea Calvani in Italy. The research takes the form of an empirical pilot study with the aim of exploring the relationship between teachers' opinions on feedback and its implementation in the classroom both in Primary School and Kindergarden. The thesis is divided into two sections: the first part presents and analyses feedback considering in particular its function in formative assessment and the communicative components that distinguish it; the second part describes the research, the instruments used, the subjects involved and the data collected. The study aimes to investigate the relationship between teachers' consideration of feedback and their ways of giving feedback to pupils, using as tools the semi-structured interview and some observation grids in a primary school class and a pre-school section, in order to check whether these instruments could be effective for the research objective. The results, in the context analysed, revealed that the teachers' beliefs with respect to feedback recognise it as a fundamental element in strengthening each pupil's self-efficacy and self-esteem in their learning process. Finally, the tools used during the research have made it clear that there is not always a correlation between the feedback considerations of teachers and the way it is communicated to students, as sometimes the practice does not reflect the views expressed during the semi-structured interview.
Il presente elaborato di tesi intende esplorare il concetto di feedback riconosciuto come una delle componenti più efficaci nel processo di insegnamento-apprendimento, secondo l’approccio dell’Evidence-based Education, avviato negli anni ’90 dal pedagogista John Hattie nel mondo anglosassone e da Andrea Calvani in Italia. La ricerca si configura come studio pilota empirico con l’obiettivo di testare alcuni strumenti per sondare il rapporto tra le opinioni degli insegnanti sul feedback e il loro uso del feedback in classe e in sezione. La tesi si articola in due sezioni: la prima parte presenta e analizza il feedback considerando in particolare la sua funzione nella valutazione formativa e le componenti comunicative che lo distinguono; la seconda parte descrive la ricerca, gli strumenti utilizzati, i soggetti coinvolti e i dati raccolti. Lo studio ha voluto investigare la relazione tra la considerazione che i docenti hanno del feedback e le loro modalità di dare feedback agli alunni e alle alunne, utilizzando come strumenti l’intervista semi-strutturata e alcune griglie di osservazione in una classe di scuola primaria e una sezione di scuola dell’infanzia, al fine di verificare se tali strumenti possano essere efficaci per l’obiettivo della ricerca. I risultati, nel contesto analizzato, hanno rilevato che le opinioni delle insegnanti rispetto al feedback lo riconoscono come elemento fondamentale per rafforzare l’autoefficacia e l’autostima di ogni alunno nel loro processo di apprendimento. Infine, gli strumenti utilizzati durante la ricerca hanno permesso di evidenziare che non sempre vi è una correlazione tra le considerazioni delle docenti sul feedback e il modo in cui esso viene comunicato agli studenti, in quanto a volte la pratica non rispecchia le opinioni emerse attraverso l’intervista semi-strutturata.
La comunicazione verbale e non verbale nel feedback Ricerca in una classe seconda primaria e in un sezione della Scuola dell’Infanzia
PORZIONATO, GIORGIA
2023/2024
Abstract
This thesis paper intends to explore the concept of feedback, recognised as one of the most effective components in the teaching-learning process, according to the Evidence-based Education approach, initiated in the 1990s by pedagogue John Hattie in the Anglo-Saxon world and by Andrea Calvani in Italy. The research takes the form of an empirical pilot study with the aim of exploring the relationship between teachers' opinions on feedback and its implementation in the classroom both in Primary School and Kindergarden. The thesis is divided into two sections: the first part presents and analyses feedback considering in particular its function in formative assessment and the communicative components that distinguish it; the second part describes the research, the instruments used, the subjects involved and the data collected. The study aimes to investigate the relationship between teachers' consideration of feedback and their ways of giving feedback to pupils, using as tools the semi-structured interview and some observation grids in a primary school class and a pre-school section, in order to check whether these instruments could be effective for the research objective. The results, in the context analysed, revealed that the teachers' beliefs with respect to feedback recognise it as a fundamental element in strengthening each pupil's self-efficacy and self-esteem in their learning process. Finally, the tools used during the research have made it clear that there is not always a correlation between the feedback considerations of teachers and the way it is communicated to students, as sometimes the practice does not reflect the views expressed during the semi-structured interview.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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