Tesis
The supervisors’ strategies in giving expected timely feedback / Masitha Rahma
Abstrak
In line with feedback one of the typical examples to give feedback for the student rsquo s research is that giving timely feedback (Taylor 2019). Much of the literature makes clear the importance of timely feedback for students (Bahtilla 2022 Bastola 2020 Carter amp Kumar 2017 Deshpande 2017 Nopiyanto et al. 2022). However the provision of feedback was sometimes delayed due to a number of factors including heavy workload lack of engagement with the supervisory feedback and late submissions inaccurate grammar and the disparity in research interests (Bahtilla 2022). Referring to the phenomena mentioned previously it is crucial to fill the gap by investigating strategies proposed by the supervisors to ensure timely feedback dealing with the factors faced during the supervisions rsquo process. Gaining the objective of the research which is to investigate the supervisors strategies to ensure expected timely feedback dealing with heavy workload lack of engagement with the supervisory feedback and late submissions inaccurate grammar and the disparity in research interests a narrative inquiry approach was used to support and carry out the research. Three supervisors of graduate thesis of English Language Education of State University of Malang were involved as the research subjects. For collecting the data partially structured interviews were employed as the instrument of the research. The interview questions were adapted from the findings of Bahtilla (2022). Following the collection of the data the researcher proceeded to analyze it in accordance with the six-step model for the analysis of qualitative data set forth by Creswell (2012). The analysis included qualitative data obtained from interviews. A detailed analysis of the data reveals that participants employed several strategies to ensure expected timely feedback dealing with heavy workload. These strategies included holding face-to-face meetings conducting virtual meetings establishing consultation regulations sending thesis drafts via email scheduling specific times for feedback and requesting students to provide reminders. Furthermore related to a lack of engagement with supervisory feedback participants employed various strategies. These strategies included repeating the explanation reminding students to avoid the same mistakes requesting students to explain and requesting students to revise any missing points. Similarly managing late submissions involved employing various strategies such as contacting the students contacting the students friends contacting other supervisor and consulting with the program coordinator. In addressing inaccurate grammar participants adopted a different set of strategies. These included encouraging students to use Grammarly providing both indirect and direct written corrective feedback implementing peer assessment and utilizing the services of a proofreader. Moreover concerning the disparity in research interests participants adopted several targeted strategies to ensure timely feedback. These included requesting a theoretical framework focusing on the understanding of research methods inquiring of the students about the topic reading about the unfamiliar topic and scheduling specific times for providing feedback. The findings offer insights for supervisors who face factors that hinder timely feedback during the supervision process. However it is essential for supervisors to recognize that no single feedback strategy universally effective in all situations. Moreover supervisors are required to demonstrate flexibility and adapt their feedback strategies to align with the specific needs and requirements of the situation. The present research is confined to an investigation of the perspectives of supervisors. It is beneficial for future research projects to examine students rsquo perceptions of supervisors rsquo strategies.