Procedure of Data Collection Procedure of Data Analysis
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clarity of the feedback is essential to facilitate students to improve their instruction. One of the participants student G articulated that clear
feedback can easily be applied in their teaching practice. Moreover, feedback that ignored clarity is considered ineffective Lizzio Wilson,
2008. When a question about clarity of the feedback was asked to the participants, all of the participants agreed that the written feedback which
they got in their micro teaching class were mostly clear and easy to understand. Here are the excerpts of the
participants‟ interview:
It [teacher written feedback] is easy enough to be understood, maybe because the comments
are very detailed and it also fit to my performance. student A, my translation
There are no difficulties to understand the feedback, I think because the language is
simple and easy to be understood. Student D, my translation
The feedback that I‟ve got is clear enough because it was very detailed and specific.
student C, my translation
The quotes above show that the participants highly appreciated specific and detailed written feedback. The language use such as the use of
simple language is also important for the participants in order to get the idea from the written feedback easily. Specific and detailed here means
that the feedback directly comments on the specific instruction on what needs to be done in the next mini teaching. That findings are similar to
what Eksi 2012 stated. Eksi 2012 said that students highly appreciated
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detailed feedback that clearly stated their mistakes. According to Eksi 2012 some students were motivated when their mistakes are clearly
shown since it helped them know exactly or precisely what to work on in order to improve their teaching skill. That form of feedback that focuses
on what the students need to do in the future was highly appreciated by the students. However apart from the positive opinion from the participants
above, there are three participants who surprisingly also admitted that there was time when they were confused with the written feedback they
received. They mentioned that: There
is comment
that somehow
is contradictory to what I feel, I remember that I
had already done the right thing but the comment I got is the opposite, maybe the
lecturer and me just have different point of view. student F, my translation
There is a comment that I doubt. In my first
and second mini teachings I didn‟t get the comment for one kind of expression that I
always use, but suddenly in the last mini teaching I got negative comment on that.
student D, my translation
I got challenged when I first time read my written feedback, I kind of questioning why I
got such comments. I need a time to finally understand the meaning behind the comment,
you know I tend to interpret the comment differently at first. student E, my translation
From the statements above we can see that sometimes the feedback from instructor did not the same to
students‟ opinion about their performance. Different point of view between the lecturer and the students
may lead to misinterpretation that very often lead to students‟ confusion