Definition: Information that nourishes learning, meaning it should equip the receiver to take action.
What Feedback Isn’t:
- Grades
- Comments on every assignment
- About the person
- Always from the teacher
- About getting the right answer
What Makes Quality Feedback?
- Feedback that follows the Goldilocks Principle: Just for me, just in time, and just enough.
- Feedback that answers the questions:
- Where am I going?
- How am I going/doing?
- Where to next?
- Feedback is about progress rather than achievement.
- Feedback that is differentiated for different learners, depending on where they are in their learning process (surface level, deep level).
- Feedback that is balanced among teacher, peers and self.
- Feedback focuses on understanding a concept or skill.
Resources:
Brookhart, S. (n.d.). Giving Effective Feedback to Your Students. In www.youtube.com from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYQE73yhu7g
ResoPorter, J. (n.d.). How to Give Feedback People Can Actually Use. hbr.org from https://hbr.org/2017/10/how-to-give-feedback-people-can-actually-useurces
Sackstein, S. (n.d.). 10 Tips for Offering Excellent Feedback. www.mssackstein.com from https://www.mssackstein.com/post/10-tips-for-offering-excellent-feedback
Sackstein, S. (n.d.). Effective Feedback is Necessary for Learning. www.thecorecollaborative.com from https://www.thecorecollaborative.com/post/co-constructing-success-criteria-the-what-why-and-how-of-sharing-clarity-with-learners
Sackstein, S. (n.d.). Turn Feedback into Progress. www.mssackstein.com from https://www.mssackstein.com/post/turn-feedback-into-progress
