Revision of contributions on Artificial Intelligence-supported feedback
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Feedback in learning processes can be understood as the provision of comments about the quality of the assignments, or, in the framework of sustainable feedback, as the actions students take with the information that they gather to improve both their work and their learning skills. A literature review is conducted to understand the role of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) from this second perspective, applying the PRISMA protocol. The results show that the contributions of GenAI are not aligned with this new conception of feedback, but rather follow a traditional view, although the monitoring of student progress is mentioned among the main benefits. It is suggested that feedback literacy should be strengthened among both teachers and students to ensure the use of GenAI is pedagogically properly.
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