RAPPORT
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Issue 1 (2015)
and a framework for formative evaluation at any
time, or at least halfway through the course. Dates
for halfway formative feedback are noted in the
blank page for supervision agreement, but as
there is no blank page for halfway feedback in the
study plan, the feedback is seldom visible.
However, in a few cases it is mentioned: “Your
report of observations and interventions was
relevant and shows sufficient knowledge and
understanding ... you need to systematize and
prioritize the most important issues ...” (D11P).
The advantage of written feedback is that it can
be re-read, as opposed to oral feedback that can
easily be forgotten. The text allows the student to
reflect afterwards: “I am well on the way to
becoming a professional ... not surprised about
the issues I need to improve” (D11P). The benefit
is that the formative feedback, as opposed to a
summative assessment, offered the opportunity to
focus on the learning need and left enough time to
improve.
Creating a specific learning focus in basic nursing
As Table 1 shows, seven students made weekly
plans – either