Feedback - Ongoing, Where to go next, Just in time

Preparing for the year?

How will your students receive feedback? How will they know how to improve?

Learn more in this interview with John Hattie

How can teachers learn to give (and receive) feedback in an appropriate and timely manner?

There are two things I have learnt about feedback that are important – first think of feedback that is received not given. And while teachers see feedback as corrections, criticism, comments, and clarifications, for students unless it includes “where to next” information they tend to not use it.

Students want feedback just for them, just in time, and just helping nudge them forward. So worry more about how students are receiving your feedback much more than increasing how much you give.

Also, a third major finding is when teachers receive feedback about their impact then the students are the biggest beneficiaries.