Today's blog provides some practices for implementing feedback in the classroom. These ideas are summarized from the publication Feedback in Practice: Research for Teachers*. Your collaborative teams may find this document useful as you consider providing feedback for your students.
"Feedback is information about how we are doing that guides our efforts to reach a goal."
--Grant Wiggins
“Feedback should be more work for the recipient than the donor.”
--Dylan Wiliam
"Giving feedback is one of the most important things we do as educators. It is a powerful way to support learning and nurture meaningful relationships with our students."
--Dickson and Housiaux
Feedback is a key part of the teaching and learning process and is a critical factor for standards-based learning. The publication linked above outlines some big ideas for implementing feedback in order to maximize the impact. The authors also provide examples of how to improve feedback to students.
Big Ideas for Providing Effective Feedback
Feedback leads to learning only through student engagement and reflection.
#2 Feedback depends on a student's identity and their relationship to their teacher.
Non-cognitive factors like belonging, stereotype threat, and a growth mindset shape how feedback is received.
#3 Quality feedback focuses on specific instructional goals.
Focused feedback on clearly articulated objectives supports learning.
#4 Feedback and grading are different.
Evaluative grades and formative feedback serve different purposes.
* Feedback in Practice: Research for Teachers. Bowman Dickson and Andy Housiaux, Tang Institute at Andover, August 2021.
