Feedback
What
Feedback is most effective when:
It is timely.
It is focused on a specific learning target.
It provides the learner with a next step.
It is provided to individuals, rather than the whole class.
It is not coupled with praise.
It is not accompanied by a score/grade.
Why
Feedback can be defined as "just-in-time, just-for-me information that can do the most good" about learning. It can be any information provided to a learner that closes the gap in learning from where the learner is to where they are aiming to get to.
How
Feedback Essentials
Feedback is...
specific.
timely.
non-evaluative.
manageable.
focused on the learning
four types of feedback
Corrective- provides information about accuracy or completeness.
Process- Focus on strategies that students can use.
Self-regulation- Students discuss what they think the next steps are.
Self-efficacy- What has already happened and what happens next.
Three big feedback questions
Where am I going?
How am I going there?
Where will I go next?
Peer feedback loop
Provides opportunities to critique each other's work.
The teacher frames the feedback for students, emphasizing specificity and relation to the learning targets.
Teacher feedback loop
Teacher develops a process for continual feedback.
Teachers create an environment where students are encouraged to provide feedback to the teacher.
Teachers devote time to confer with individual students while others are working in small groups or independently.
Self-Reflection Feedback loop
The student is given consistent opportunities to reflect on what they know, what they want to know, and what they have learned.