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Playback Feedback: The Impact of Screen-Captured Video Feedback on Student Satisfaction, Learning and Attainment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Emma Mayhew
Emma Mayhew*
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Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 218, Berkshire, Reading RG6 6AA, UK
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Abstract

The provision of high-quality feedback is crucial to student experience, but it is increasingly challenging for academic staff to fully meet student expectations. One response is to use simple, freely available screen capture technology to offer individual video assessment feedback at no extra cost to staff time. This article will outline exactly how this relatively new technology can be harnessed and how students have responded to feedback delivery in this form at the University of Reading. The article will argue that screen capture software has significant potential to enhance the student experience of feedback provision but is currently highly underutilised in UK Higher Education.

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feedbackscreen capturetechnology enhanced learning

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European Political Science , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 2017 , pp. 179 - 192
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Copyright © 2016 European Consortium for Political Research

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