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Table 5 Description of factors in the Quality Feedback Inventory for students (QFI-S) and the Quality Feedback Inventory for practitioners (QFI-P)

From: The use of factor analysis and abductive inference to explore students’ and practitioners’ perspectives of feedback: divergent or congruent understanding?

Inventory

Factor

Explanation

QFI-S

Individualised growth-oriented feedback

The multiple components that guide the learner toward change (and growth) in their practice

 

Environmental context for feedback

The immediate contextual factors to be considered for effective feedback encounters

 

Goal-oriented feedback

The elements that assist a learner understand expected or desired goals

QFI-P

Collaborative preparation for feedback

The shared and invitational approach to encourage active participation within a feedback encounter

 

Imparting feedback

The professional skills and manner that are used in feedback encounters

 

Environmental context for feedback

The contextual considerations that support processes to establish and sustain feedback encounters

 

Learner-focused feedback

The considerations to assist the learner comprehend the message of the feedback encounter