November 3, 2025
Feedback Continued.......
Learning is fueled by feedback.....
Let's look at the following questions
- Review the four types of feedback that teachers give students. Which one do you find yourself giving the most? Which one is hardest to give? What will you change with your feedback after studying this?
- There are five types of feedback with various effect size levels. BRING YOUR LESSON PLANS. Where can you add feedback to assignments with the most effect size? Be prepared to discuss and update your lesson plans based on grade level conversations in this area.
As I stated in last week’s blog, I feel like I use goal-referenced feedback the most. I feel like I struggle most, though, with giving timely feedback, especially with larger, more complex assignments. This is an area I am really working on improving this year. One of the keys to being more successful with giving feedback is actually carving out time in planning as well as in class to have conversations, whole group and individually, about the feedback. This is definitely a work in progress for me, so I am eager to read everyone else’s responses!
ReplyDeleteIn my teaching, I mostly use descriptive feedback, focusing on where students are, how they’re progressing, and where they need to go next. This allows me to give clear guidance that helps students improve over time. I also use emotional feedback, building trust and encouraging a positive relationship with my students, which helps them feel supported in their learning journey. The hardest feedback for me to give is prescriptive feedback, where I suggest specific strategies for improvement. It can be challenging to pinpoint the exact next steps for each student, especially when they’re struggling. To improve my feedback, I plan to integrate more evaluative feedback tied to learning goals and give students clear direction on how they can meet those goals.
ReplyDeleteI’ll incorporate more peer feedback and self-assessment opportunities to encourage reflection and ownership of their learning. By making feedback more timely, specific, and actionable, I believe my students will have a clearer path to improvement and success.
The type of feedback I give the most is specifically about a task or assignment students are working on. Through GoGuardian, I am able to see their progress in real time, answer any questions students may have, and provide feedback and scaffolding when needed with a chat message or a call. This timely feedback (ES = 0.89) helps students stay on track and clears up misconceptions as they come up, as well as provides encouragement as students are working or giving them a nudge when needed (ES = 1.01). Giving feedback that involves the processing of the task and metacognitive strategies is the hardest type for me to give. I am trying to get students to stop and think, and then think about what they know or don’t know, so hopefully giving this type of feedback will become easier in the future.
ReplyDeleteFor me, I feel like I use ongoing feedback the most. I also use timely feedback quite often, especially since our younger students enjoy receiving instant feedback. However, I've noticed that some students start to expect feedback too frequently. I need to work on being more consistent with my ongoing feedback and focus on providing more user-friendly feedback as much as possible and making sure the students understand the feedback they are given.
ReplyDeleteThe feedback that I give students is pertaining to the assignment that they are working on or don't understand. If all students are asking questions I will repeat the lesson directions. If there are a few that don't understand I will let those that understand get started and send GoGuardian messages to help the others. I like to give students feedback to give me feedback. I would like to work on asking students first what do they know about an assignment first and then fill in what they don't understand. Each group is different depending on their academic status.
ReplyDeleteI find myself giving feedback that falls under the care condition. The one that is most difficult for me to give is feedback that falls under clarity. I find nurturing and caring feedback comes naturally especially when teaching younger grades. I am now finding that clarity, “what the learning is and what it means to learn” and explaining why something is worth learning to be a very important way to give feedback too. I am hoping that though my planning I am able to incorporate more of it into my lessons.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed learning more about feedback and the effect size for the different feedback types. I find myself ensuring my feedback is timely especially with the younger students and strive to ensure that my feedback is specific to the assignments. I use Goguardian to watch my student's progress while completing assignments. I can send them specific feedback while they are working. Timely feedback is important however it also can be the hardest due to it being so time consuming as a teacher to reply to each student.
ReplyDeleteI also like modeling feedback with my students on how to give and receive feedback with each other.
I am planning to try to implement more specific and timely feedback as they are completing assignments and assessments.