feedback

Feedback is specific, timely information given to students about their learning. Effective feedback clarifies what they are doing well, where they need to improve, and how to move forward — so they can close the gap between current performance and the learning goal.  

• One of the most powerful influences on student achievement
  
  

• Helps students understand success criteria more deeply
  
  

• Builds a growth mindset and self-regulation skills
  
  

• Prevents repeated errors and frustration
  
  

• Encourages learners to take ownership of improvement
  
  

Feedback isn’t advice — it’s guidance that moves learning forward.

🔹 BEFORE THE LESSON
☐ Clarify clear learning intentions and success criteria — no feedback can stick if students don’t know what “good” looks like
☐ Plan when and how you’ll give feedback (verbally, written, conferencing)
☐ Prepare student-friendly rubrics or checklists for self-checking

🔹 DURING THE LESSON
☐ Provide feedback while students are still doing the work — not just at the end
☐ Be specific: name what’s working and what needs change
☐ Focus on the task and process — not just praise or final scores
☐ Use questioning to prompt students to self-correct (“What could you adjust here?”)
☐ Give students time to apply the feedback immediately if possible

🔹 AFTER THE LESSON
☐ Use quick follow-ups: Are students applying the feedback?
☐ Offer opportunities to revise or redo work based on feedback
☐ Teach students how to give peer feedback aligned with success criteria
☐ Reflect on how feedback loops are working — do students use it?
☐ Celebrate evidence of improvement, not just final outcomes

• Feedback is timely — given during the learning process, not just after
  
  

• Feedback is specific and actionable, not vague praise or criticism
  
  

• Students can explain what the feedback means and how they’ll use it
  
  

• Students have time and structures to respond, revise, or redo
  
  

• Peer and self-feedback are aligned with success criteria