Effective Feedback

Effective Feedback

Effective feedback to learners is specific, constructive, and timely, aimed at guiding them towards improvement and enhancing their learning. This is vital to ensure the learner understands that their ability is incremental, rather than fixed. Dylan William Effective Feedback

Effective feedback should be clear and in line with the desired learning intention and success criteria. Feedback should be a balance of something achieved, alongside a next step linked to this criterion. This ensures that the next steps are meaningful and measurable to the learner:

When giving feedback, including digital feedback, staff should consider the individual needs of learners, ensuring that feedback is understandable, helpful and actionable. It's important to avoid vague comments or criticism that doesn't offer guidance. Peer feedback can foster collaboration and encourage learners to take ownership of their learning. Staff can reflect on the quality of their feedback using tools like feedback rubrics, pupil feedback, or self-assessment checklists to ensure that their feedback is effective and impactful.

Digital Feedback that uses video, audio, or markup to explain next steps:

Digital feedback on learning allows learners to access this at their own pace, better understand their own learning and equipping them with the essential skills they need to succeed in a technology-driven society. Using tools like Class Notebook within Microsoft 365, Google Classroom or Padlet is a quick and easy way to leave a range of feedback.

Digital Assessment that is accessible and captures a range of evidence:

Online platforms and communication tools facilitate instant feedback and discussions, creating a more dynamic leaning environment. Formative assessment tools like Kahoot or Quizziz or self-marking forms in Google and Microsoft 365 can be easily encompassed into learning activities.

It is important to provide a variety of means for feedback, not just staff to learner. This promotes Higher Order Thinking Skills and challenges the principles of learning, as per this diagram.