A phenomenological exploration of the feedback experience of medical students after summative exam failure
Robert Jay, Pamela Hagan, Christopher Madan, Rakesh Patel · 2023
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Robert Jay, Pamela Hagan, Christopher Madan, and Rakesh Patel studied how medical students feel and respond after failing a major exam, in a 2023 paper. Failure can trap students in a cycle of weak results, and feedback meant to help may never land. The team spoke in depth with four students who had failed.
Anger, fear, worry, and sadness ran through the accounts. Those feelings bred mistrust of the school and its exam process, which dulled the wish to use feedback at all. Students also felt feedback gave less than it promised. Word-pattern checks on the interviews backed the picture of a lasting low mood. The authors urge teachers to help students name and settle these feelings so repair work can begin.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Robert Jay, Pamela Hagan, Christopher Madan, Rakesh Patel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |