1pm - 2pm BST
Wednesday 3 May 2023
Professor Naomi Winstone - (No) thanks for the feedback? The challenges of seeking and using constructive criticism
Free
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XH
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Overview
Engaging in feedback processes through seeking and using constructive criticism is essential to development in diverse fields from education and work to sport and interpersonal relationships. However, there’s an interesting paradox in human behaviour in feedback contexts: We report a strong desire for constructive criticism, yet often display resistance and defensiveness in response to receiving such information. In this inaugural lecture, Professor Winstone will discuss insights from her research programme that illuminate barriers to engagement in feedback processes, and how they can be overcome.
Speaker
Professor Naomi Winstone
Professor of Educational Psychology, Director of the Surrey Institute of Education
Biography
Naomi is a cognitive psychologist specialising in the processing and impact of instructional feedback and the influence of dominant discourses of assessment and feedback in policy and practice on the positioning of educators and students in feedback processes. Naomi is Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of the Surrey Institute of Education at the University of Surrey, UK. She is also an Honorary Professor in the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University, Australia. Naomi is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a UK National Teaching Fellow.