Cultural feedback styles Students yarn for constructive feedback

Cultural feedback styles Students yarn for constructive feedback. However, some feedback can be discouraging if not well received by the student. Of course, there is a lot individual variation in how students are used to get feedback and in the styles they appreciate, but some average feedback behaviour may be typical for their cultures. The following graph examplifies cultural differences in handling negative feedback. Being aware of some cultural tendencies will help learning instructors to consider their feedback practices. In some low-context and typically explicitly communicating cultures negative critisism may need to be very indirect and ”crypted”, while in some other cultures straight, explicit critisism may be a norm.

Giving feedback Low - context / explicit Frank, honest, open feedback Issue-oriented Using a lot of downgraders Direct negative feedback Indirect negative feedback Feedback may sound very harsh Use of upgraders Depends on hierarchies Give feedback privately Give feedback gradually Blur the message In a pleasant context High - context / implicit Meyer 2014

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