Feedback in the classroom can be defined as “information allowing a learner to reduce the gap between what is evident currently and what could or should be the case”. The measure should not be how much feedback the instructor gives but the more appropriate measure is the nature of feedback received.
Exit tickets/ Entrance tickets
Quick Checks
Quick Writes
Rubrics
Revisions
Success Criteria
Focus feedback on the task not the learner
Provide elaborated feedback
Present elaborated feedback in manageable units
Be specific and clear with feedback messages
Keep feedback as simple as possible but no simpler
Reduce uncertainty between performance and goals
Give unbiased, objective feedback, written or via computer
Promote a learning goal orientation via feedback
Provide feedback after learners have attempted a solution
Timely
Constructive/corrective
Specific to criterion
Verified
Focused on product/behavior (not the student)
Task feedback points to ideas that work and ideas that don't work
Process feedback gives cues for searching and strategizing
Self-regulation feedback reinforces engagement and persistence
When feedback and corrective procedures are used, most students can achieve the same level of achievement as the top 20% of students.
What changes would you need to make to promote peer feedback within a virtual or hybrid learning environment?