Enhancing the Peer-Feedback Process through Instructional Support: A Meta-Analysis

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Title: Enhancing the Peer-Feedback Process through Instructional Support: A Meta-Analysis
Language: English
Authors: Julia Hornstein (ORCID 0009-0002-9173-5776), Melanie V. Keller (ORCID 0000-0003-2919-4470), Martin Greisel (ORCID 0000-0002-9586-5714), Markus Dresel (ORCID 0000-0002-2131-3749), Ingo Kollar (ORCID 0000-0001-9257-5028)
Source: Educational Psychology Review. 2025 37(2).
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 34
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Information Analyses
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, College Students, Peer Evaluation, Peer Teaching, Feedback (Response), Tutors, Tutor Training, Academic Support Services, Student Attitudes, Error Correction, Learning Processes, Formative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-025-10017-3
ISSN: 1040-726X
1573-336X
Abstract: Peer-feedback can be an effective method to support learning. However, students often require instructional support to provide and process peer-feedback effectively. Previous research used various types of instructional support to improve the quality of peer-feedback processes and outcomes. Yet, a comprehensive overview over their effects is missing. Therefore, this meta-analysis (based on N = 32 studies with N = 3806 learners) investigates the effects of different kinds of instructional support (feedback provision vs. feedback reception; content-specific vs. generic) on peer-feedback processes (formulating high-quality feedback messages, or effectively reflecting on the feedback received) and outcomes (subject-matter-related knowledge). Overall, peer-feedback with vs. without instructional support had a substantial positive effect (g = 0.47). Furthermore, we found a positive effect of feedback provision support on the quality of feedback provision (g = 0.72) and the quality of feedback reception (g = 0.69) but not on subject-matter-related knowledge. For feedback reception support, we found no effects on peer-feedback processes and outcomes at all. During feedback provision, content-specific support positively influenced the quality of feedback provision (g = 0.75) but not subject-matter-related knowledge, while generic support exerts a positive impact on the quality of feedback provision (g = 0.70) and subject-matter-related knowledge (g = 0.55). During feedback reception, we again found no significant effects of content-related support and generic support at all. The lack of effects for feedback reception support may be related to the limited number of studies on feedback reception in general. Finally, concrete implications and suggestions for future research are provided.
Abstractor: As Provided
Notes: https://osf.io/bfj3z/?view_only=be047b4469c74ae08609827e599beab0
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1468400
Database: ERIC
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