Download - Effective Feedback
WHY?
Academic feedback is more strongly and consistently related to achievement than any other teaching behavior….This relationship is consistent regardless of grade, socioeconomic status, race, or school setting. ~ Bellon, Bellon & Blank
ACTIVITY• Pair up, one seated and one standing
directly behind.• Seated person will receive pencil and a
blank piece of paper.• Wait for further instruction.• You will have 3 minutes to complete this
activity once the timer starts.
PREASSESSMENT
• (1 minute) Individually, list as many characteristics of effective academic feedback as you can.
• (2 minutes) Discuss each list as a group & decide on the top 2 most important characteristics.
WAYS IN WHICH WE RESPOND TO STUDENTS
Evaluation – providing information by making a value judgment that rates, evaluates, praises, or criticizes what was done.
Advice – letting a student know what you think they should do.
Feedback – providing specific information about how a student is doing in his/her efforts to reach a goal.
7 KEYS TO EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK
CHARACTERISTIC OUTCOME
1) GOAL-REFERENCED Learner knows whether they are on track towards a goal or need to change course.
2) TANGIBLE & TRANSPARENT
Learner can understand exactly how your feedback relates to the task at hand.
3) ACTIONABLE Learners know specifically what actions to take to move towards his/her goal.
4) USER-FRIENDLY Learner finds the feedback appropriate to his/her cognitive level.
5) TIMELYLearner receives feedback while the attempt and effect are still fresh in his/her mind.
6) ONGOINGLearner has multiple opportunities to learn and improve towards the ultimate goal.
7) CONSISTENTLearner can adjust his/her performance based on stable, accurate, and trust-worthy feedback.
EFFECTIVE VS. INEFFECTIVE FEEDBACK
• Pair up with someone from your group.
• Read each example, and based on the key characteristics, determine if it’s EFFECTIVE or INEFFECTIVE.
Effective Feedback Ineffective Feedback
EFFECTIVE VS. INEFFECTIVE FEEDBACK
• With your partner, focus on the examples deemed “ineffective” and improve them to make them more effective.
• Record your improved examples on the provided handout.
• Share your results with the others in your group and provide feedback to them.
THE POWER OF EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK
http://youtu.be/hqh1MRWZjms
Dayna, this is the butterfly video. I had to include just a link so that I could email it to you. It will be embedded in the
actual ppt.)
REFERENCES
“7 Keys to Effective Feedback” Educational Leadership, ASCD; Volume 70, Issue 1, September 2012.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept12/vol70/num01/Seven-Keys-to-Effective-Feedback.aspx