2. Methodology
The design of our research belongs to the interpretative paradigm to meet the goal of this study: to understand the students’ perceptions of the teachers' feedback in regular and vocational educational contexts. Our research is essentially characterized by applying two open questions to assess the students’ perceptions of the teachers' feedback in terms of what they consider to be valuable and not valuable when a teacher assesses their work.
2.1 Participants A total of 118 pupils, 88 boys and 30 girls between the ages of 14 and 19 (M =16.02 and SD =1.54) in 9th grade participated in the study. These pupils were in two different educational school contexts: 59 students in regular education and 59 in vocational education. The 9th grade of the regular education system is compulsory and free, designed for pupils until 16 years of age. Vocational education is part of compulsory education, equivalent to 9th grade of regular education, which is intended for students who are 15 years old or older with early school leaving trajectories or at risk of dropping out.