In this instance, the team realised that if students were to become articulate visible learners, then a priority for staff would need to be the
provision of effective feedback.
Many teachers found it difficult to understand the academic research papers which set out the
principles of effective feedback and distinguished between different types of feedback.
Fortunately, the teacher is not the only possible
source of effective feedback — peers, other teachers, technology, and instruction that builds in intrinsic feedback are equally powerful.
As a result of these studies and the lessons that were learnt about implementation, we have funded the Embedding Formative Assessment programme to test the impact of a pack of professional development resources designed to enable the
implementation of effective feedback techniques in classrooms.
Discover why a
culture of effective feedback is essential in a school and district, and learn strategies to make learning visible by giving and receiving effective feedback
Dylan Wiliam's «The
Secret of Effective Feedback» focuses on the notion that the «only important thing about feedback is what students do with it.»
In her book, How to... Continue reading The Power of Effective Feedback
«The systematic and user - friendly approach that YouthTruth takes to gathering and sharing student feedback to accelerate change serves as an
example of effective feedback loop design and implementation,» said Melinda Tuan, project manager for Shared Insight.
To offer support, this guide surfaces key
elements of effective feedback — the kind that accomplished principals, coaches, and consulting educators use to positively infuence instruction.
John reflects on his role as an assessment literate educator, the
value of effective feedback, the essential element of student involvement in their own learning process, and the need for having a communication plan.
In this article, Chappuis describes five characteristics
of effective feedback: