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HowtoGiveEffective
FeedbacktoYourStudents

SueBrookhart
January26,2017

FeedbackthatFeedsForward
Describethe
worksstrengths
andmakeone
suggestionfor
anextstep.

PollQuestion
Howdoyourstudentsreceivemostofyour
feedback?
Orally,inclasswhiletheyareworking
Inwriting,onclassroompracticework
Inwriting,whengradedworkisreturned

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SuccessCriteria
Studentslookfors
Sharableinseveralways
Icanstatements
Rubrics
Checklists
Guidingquestions
Byanalyzingexemplars

FeedbackRequiresaLearningTarget
Whenstudentsareaimingtolearn
something,feedbackhelpsthemwith
learning:
WhereamIgoing?
WhereamInow?
HowcanIclosethegap?
Thefeedbackshouldbebasedonthecriteriaforsuccess
thatarepartofthelearningtarget.

Whenstudentsarejustdoingassignmentstocomplywith
teacherdirections,feedbackbecomesjustmoredirectionsto
follow.

Teacher
Feedback
External
Regulation
Internal Regulation
Student Self-
monitoring

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FeedbackThatFeedsForward
Describestheworksstrengthsfirst.
Makesatleastonesuggestionforanextstep.
Usesdifferentamountsofscaffoldingfor
differentstudentsneeds
Remind studentsofthelearningtarget
Askdetailed,focusedquestions/suggestions
(scaffold)
Provideexamples ofhowtodoit

ReviewsofFeedbackResearch
Havemostlyaddressed Theformativeassessment
characteristicsofthemessage literaturetellsusthatthere
aretwootherimportant
anditstiming.
aspectstoeffectivefeedback.
Kluger&DeNisi(1996) BOTHtheteacherand
Mason&Bruning(2001) studentlearnfromthe
Mory(2004) episode.
Hattie&Timperley(2007) Studentshavean
IMMEDIATEOPPORTUNITY
Shute(2008) TOUSEthefeedback.
VanderKleij,Feskens,&
Eggen(2015)

ThreeViewsofFeedback

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CharacteristicsofEffectiveFeedback
Isitdescriptive?
Isittimely?
Doesitcontaintheright
amountofinformation?
Doesitcomparetheworkto
criteria?
Doesitfocusonthework?
Doesitfocusontheprocess?
Isitpositive?
Isitclear?
Isitspecific(butnottoo
specific)?
Doesitstoneimplythestudent
isanactivelearner?

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CharacteristicsofEffectiveFeedback

Whatdidthestudent
learnfromthefeedback?

Whatdidtheteacher
learnfromthefeedback?

FeedbackExample

Compare&contrastthetwoexamples
Whattheteacherlearned Whatthestudentlearned
High school example

Elementary example

PollQuestion
Inwhichclassdidtheteacherlearnsomething
abouthowthestudentwasthinking?
Ninthgrade,intheconferenceaboutJakes
writing
Fifthgrade,intheconferenceaboutStephens
writing

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CharacteristicsofEffectiveFeedback

Whatnextstep(s)should
theteacherandstudent
taketousethisfeedback
forlearning?
Werethesenextsteps
taken?
Didlearningimprove?

PollQuestion
Whichofthesebestdescribesthewayyoumost
oftengivestudentsopportunitiestouse
feedback?
Iplanclasstimeforrevisingworkbasedon
feedback
Studentsreviseworkathomeiftheywish
Studentsusefeedbackfromoneassignment
thenexttimetheydosimilarwork

5th GradeOralFeedbackExample
WorkonOneAssignment

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WrittenFeedbackExample
Eighth grade pre-Algebra, solving one-step equations.

SomeNotesaboutFeedback
andDifferentiation

FeedbackforDifferentLearners
Successfulandmoderatelysuccessfulstudents
Describetheworkagainstcriteria
Suggestatleastonenextstep
Usereminderorscaffoldprompts
Studentswhostrugglesomewhat
Describetheworkagainstcriteria
Suggestatonenextstep
Usescaffoldorexampleprompts
Studentswhostrugglealot
Describetheworkinselfreferencedterms
Reteach

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Summary
Forfeedbacktofeedlearningforward
StudentsANDteachersneedtouse
assessmentinformation
Theinformationshouldbeabout
UNDERSTANDINGmorethancorrectness
Planfurtherinstructionthatgivesstudents
anopportunitytousethefeedbackRIGHT
AWAY

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Questions?