Agency to act involves the application of provided feedback. If students are unable to apply the feedback to their work, learning cannot occur. As a result, feedback needs to encourage revision or the application of feedback to future tasks.
Agency to Act: Strategies & techniques
When trying to encourage the agency to act on the feedback, try the following strategies:
Incentivize & scaffold revision
Ask questions
DIRT (Dedicated Improvement & Reflection Time)
Provide a summary of the feedback from the assignment, provide an opportunity for growth & resources to support, and provide "next steps"
Ask students questions that require them to respond to encourage feedback-based dialogue
đź’ˇ Agency to Act: Inclusive practices
It can be difficult for some students to know where to begin when they receive feedback. If they feel overwhelmed or confused, they might not act upon the comments. However, with the appropriate supports in place, students can have a better understanding of how to transfer that feedback into practice.
Some inclusive strategies for increasing a students agency to act can be:
Accomplishment checklists
Model feedback reflection strategies
One-to-one conferences
Have students rank feedback to create action steps