Student Peer Review and Receptiveness to Feedback in Global Classrooms

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Development of skills in peer-to-peer feedback in multicultural and global contexts is important to excellent teaching practice in nursing education. PURPOSE: This study identified student attitudes toward giving and receiving peer-to-peer feedback between international peers in a graduate-level online instructional design course. METHODS: Twenty-one graduate nursing students in 2 nurse educator programs from the United States and Finland participated in this descriptive study. Pre- and postcourse Feedback Orientation Scale (FOS) scores were analyzed in combination with student reflections on learning experiences related to peer-review course activities. RESULTS: Mean pre- to postcourse overall FOS scores increased, suggesting greater student receptiveness to peer feedback, particularly in the dimensions of utility and self-efficacy. Postcourse reflections demonstrated increased appreciation for opportunities to triangulate feedback from multiple, diverse sources. CONCLUSIONS: Opportunities for graduate students in nurse educator programs to exchange peer-to-peer feedback with international peers foster growth in positive attitudes toward receiving and using peer feedback.