starting the conversation on feedback
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Teachers want to encourage students in their learning but are often unsure of how to do this in a way that actually creates change. Too much feedback (the paper covered in red ink) overwhelms, and too little feedback (Great job!) gives no real information. What does the research say about quality feedback, how feedback can focus on different needs, and how to use feedback as formative assessment?TRANSCRIPT
Starting the Conversation about Feedback
Jennifer Smithers Marten
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Why do I take the time to write comments on their papers?
The students who need it, don’t read it.
Even the good kids just flip through to find the grade.
3-point conventions score measures•Punctuation•Grammar•Capitalization•Spelling
6-point composition score measures•Purpose•Organization•Content development•Sentence fluency•Word choice
ABOUT EFFECTIVE FEEDBACKWHAT WE KNOW
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"The effects of feedback depend on the nature of the feedback. Feedback can be the information that drives the process or the stumbling block that derails the process." ~ Susan Brookhart
Evaluative Feedback• Tells learners how they
compare to others• Provides a
judgment summarizing the quality of the learning
• Is a direct result of summative assessment
Descriptive Feedback• Provides specific
information in the form of written comments or conversations
• Helps the learner understand what he or she needs to do to improve
• Is a crucial part of formative assessment
Achievement Feedback
• Tells the student what was done well
• Praises the work or process, not the student
Intervention Feedback• Tells the student what
needs improving
• Gives enough information so the student knows what to do next
Feedback Levels
Three QuestionsWhere am I going?How am I going?Where to next?
• Just as a thermostat adjusts a room temperature, effective feedback helps maintain a supportive environment for learning.
• ~ Dylan Wiliam
How Feedback Varies
Attributes of Effective FeedbackClear
Builds TrustUser-friendly
SpecificFocused
DifferentiatedTimely
Invites Follow-Up
Tomlinson & Moon, 2013
Effective Strategies
Student-to-Student FeedbackStudent to Student Strategies
Peer-to-Peer FeedbackPeer-to-Peer Strategies
Getting Feedback from Students
Student-to-Teacher Strategies
"The most powerful single moderator that enhances achievement is
feedback." ~ John Hattie
Let’s continue the conversation
Contact Info• Twitter: @jenmarten• Blog: teach from the heart• Skype: jenmarten• Websites: Feedback Tech in the Classroom• Linkedin: jenmarten• Email: [email protected]
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