Turn research feedback into a revision plan
Research supervision can focus on the decisions behind a draft as well as its wording. Use Citation to locate those decisions in the text and keep feedback connected to the evidence the student is using.
- Audience
- Educators
- Role
- Research supervisor
- Project
- Project feedback
- Reading time
- 2 min read
Ask the student to identify the question they want help with and share the relevant section. Confirm access settings before discussing private research material.
Agree whether the conversation concerns the research design, argument, sources or presentation.
Begin with the research choice
Ask what the passage is trying to establish and why it matters to the project. Let the student explain the reasoning before proposing a revision.
Identify the assumption or missing connection that needs attention. Keep that issue distinct from a preference about style.
Inspect the source’s role
Follow a claim to its source and discuss what the evidence supports. Compare the population, method and context with the proposed interpretation.
Ask why the source was selected and what would count as contrary evidence. A correct reference does not settle those questions.
Make the next step concrete
Attach a comment to the relevant passage and describe an action, such as comparing definitions or checking a method.
Agree what would make the revision satisfactory. Avoid leaving the student with a broad instruction that cannot be evaluated.
Preserve ownership
Discuss possible wording without treating one phrasing as the only acceptable answer. Ask the student to explain the choice they make.
Apply the same approach to AI suggestions and follow institutional policy. Assistance should not substitute for understanding the research.
Review the revision plan
Summarize the unresolved questions and the next passages to revise. Confirm which decisions require another discussion.
Use the next meeting to assess the reasoning behind the revision, not only whether the suggested words were inserted.