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Table 1 Object scores of a three-dimensional solution and inertia

From: Which characteristics of written feedback are perceived as stimulating students’ reflective competence: an exploratory study

Written feedback comment

Format

Focus

Tone

1.

How do you plan to deal with dominant people?

1,806

-,665

,265

2.

You have six years of medical school to go and I have a lot of confidence in how you will develop. But beware; a strong point can become a pitfall. For example, wanting to do everything perfectly can lead to a burnout.

,359

1,022

1,027

3.

How are you going to work out your learning goals?

2,303

−1,655

-,078

4.

Great essay, clear learning goals.

−1,222

−1,227

,779

5.

I find your reflective essay recognizable.

−1,009

-,978

,420

6.

You’re self-critical and you pick up on the remarks of others very well.

-,642

-,259

,906

7.

Okay.

−1,169

−1,160

,254

8.

Almost right, but how are going to realize your learning goals?

2,032

−1,349

,365

9.

The most important point in your reflective essay is missing, the self-reflection.

-,356

,146

−1,510

10.

Clear and precise.

−1,221

−1,231

,743

11.

I feel you have diagnosed your strengths and weaknesses clearly. Particularly the fact that you noticed that you hold back in discussions and thus relinquish the opportunity to lead the discussion in another direction.

-,113

,946

1,082

12.

Your accent is music to my ears.

-,465

,208

-,845

13.

Adequate essay with clear learning goals.

−1,223

−1,234

,678

14.

You picked up on your own learning goals well, you’re smart enough but some more self-discipline would be desirable.

,098

1,371

,899

15.

How are you going to work on your negative points?

2,303

−1,655

-,078

16.

Self-assessment is lacking, how are you going to work out your learning goals?

1,968

−1,345

-,367

17.

I could not find your self-evaluation form; your self-reflection essay is too brief.

-,483

-,024

−1,349

18.

Good that you share your assessors’ points of criticism but I don’t see this properly reflected in the points for improvement. They are there if I read between the lines, but you should try to be more specific.

,484

,658

,369

19.

Good essay with adequate content, structure and use of language. The self-assessment and the reflective essay are also good.

-,985

-,654

,562

20.

An adult response to criticism.

-,891

-,636

,831

21.

You seem well able to imagine how others value you; your learning goal is interesting. A hint: consciously experiment with a pitfall. If you change your role in the group, the role of others in the group changes also.

,428

1,493

1,469

22.

The evaluation was well reflected upon and formulated into clear learning goals.

-,895

-,920

,738

23.

Assessment forms are missing, the assignments are neatly produced; you are active in the group and a stimulating person.

-,328

,753

,142

24.

It’s striking that your essay is the longest I received. You are a feisty lady who has a tendency to cut corners a bit too often. Spend some more time on reflection and your assignments and you’ll be fine.

,270

1,407

,958

25.

You are a good group member, stimulating too. But in your reflective essay you mention a lack of interest. What makes you think that?

1,108

,705

1,358

26.

Try to formulate more concisely - although your language skills are good, your texts are too long.

-,021

,950

−1,584

27.

The self-assessment form is missing, but you worked it out OK in the reflective essay.

-,605

,088

-,503

28.

A more extensive reflection than others.

-,815

-,588

-,259

29.

It’s a pity that your content is shallow, it is the bare minimum, something already commented on by your coach as a point for improvement.

,131

,534

−1,669

30.

You’re a hard worker, but in the group you could push yourself more to the fore to show that you have an opinion.

,193

1,523

,284

31.

An assessment form is missing, you have a pleasant manner with the patients and they like you.

-,300

,810

-,107

32.

A nice summary to learn from.

−1,010

-,939

,258

33.

Please pay more attention to the following: careful language use, professional language use and discipline. The reflective essay is unprofessional.

,240

,598

−1,661

34.

Be on time!

-,156

,194

−2,047

35.

Pay a bit more attention to the layout.

-,303

,202

−2,641

36.

Reveal more of yourself in your essay.

,302

,282

−1,431

37.

Just like everyone else, this is mostly a summary of other people’s feedback.

-,610

,043

−1,396

38.

You dare to be critical and you support this reasonably (which is good). But being self-critical is also important. Sometimes you seem very pleased with yourself, and if you get feedback you often point the finger at others. At other times you seem perfectly well prepared to notice the same about yourself.

,167

1,473

,667

39.

Some of the assessment forms are missing! You come across as very convinced of yourself, which is all very well and good but you should also show flexibility and display a genuine interest in others, which you do to some extent but not completely. Therefore, listen harder; you already know what you’re going to say yourself. P.S. good time management and punctuality.

,260

1,645

,660

40.

Written clearly, in keeping with my earlier remarks, but with evident progress made.

-,688

-,136

,291

41.

An adequate essay.

−1,221

−1,237

,642

42.

Good essay, it shows that you have thought it over. Putting less into discussions is not the same as being more moderate. Stick to your guns but learn to control your timing.

,348

1,556

,579

43.

Elaborate: what about your role in the group? Why do you want it to change? Is the poor preparation of your fellow students caused by language problems?

1,929

-,717

,298

Inertia

.728

.560

.377