Three most important things to remember in developing meaningful feedback are:
1. Check the specific criteria of the rubric periodically.
2. Proofread the structure of the feedback.
3. Avoid heaping too much quibbling on students who need more assistance.
Charles,
These are essential for evaluating students' work. As the students understand the expectations, they will more likely reach the set goals. Thanks.
The 3 most important thing to remember are:
1. The assignment requirements
2. The percentage of the assignment components (score)
3. The student score and remarks on how to improve the score.
Rene,
Meaningful feedback must be connected to the learning outcomes. This helps the students "connect the dots."
Thanks.
Some of the most important things included but certainly are not limited to: understanding your audience. writing to a level of comprehension according to the individual. Also, making sure that feedback is done so tying them in to the learning objectives, so that they are not viewed as personal attacks or making the student feel singled out. In addition, making sure that within the feedback, there is an element of information that will either reteach the concept, or integrate new ones if possible.
Kelly,
You are showing that you are providing positive and constructive feedback at the same time. By doing this, you can provide meaningful feedback to students. Thanks for your input.
These are what I believe are the most important things to remember when developing meaningful feedback for assignments/projects in an online course:
1. Clearly stating why they did good work, or why they didn't do so well. I would include the learning objectives into the feedback in both cases. If they didn't do so well, make sure you are saying so in a constructive, positive way, as to not discourage the student.
2. Timeliness. Providing feedback in a timely manner is important because you want the assignment/project to still be fresh in their minds.
3. Stating that if they have any further questions or concerns about how they did, to feel free to email. You want them to feel comfortable discussing the feedback with you.
Kelly,
Definitely. When you connect assignments, rubrics, etc. to the learning outcomes, it benefits the students. Thanks for your input.
I believe it should beconnected to the learning objectives, be positive and individualized. This helps the students increase their knowledge and skills.
Linda,
Keep in mind that assessment is. It something we do to students but with students. Positive and constructive is the key.
Jennifer,
Good job. I always try to help students improve their communication with better grammar and spelling. Thanks.
Christin,
And these revolve around good communication. It starts with the detailed explanation which typically begins with the use of the syllabus. Nice job.
Pointing out the positive things helps take the sting out of the assessment. Detailing the specific problems and solutions are also important.
I also agree, I have lots of students that struggle with using proper sentence structure and can feel embarrassed about having others read what they have written. So I like to make sure that feedback does include some confidence building.
I think the 3 most important things to remember are:
1. Detailed Explanation- it's important to explain feedback thoroughly, and also suggest that the students contact you if they need further explanation.
2. Timely- Feedback should be returned to the student within a few days (no more than a week) after the due date.
3. Keeping the student's level of knowledge in mind- I have witnessed some instructors being too critical in their feedback. I always make sure I keep the students knowledge and experience in mind. For example, if it is an advanced class, I will expect more from the student and will explain this in the feedback for an assignment.
Matthew,
Thanks for your list. When the feedback is meaning fur, like you said, it should help students improve. We want students to understand assessment is not something we do TO our students, but WITH our students.
Thanks!
For me, the three most important things to remember when developing meaningful feedback are to: 1) highlight the student's successes; 2) provide an absorbable amount of criticism; and 3) recommend strategies for improvement.
Augustine,
"Power" is a good word to use. We have to work to motivate and engage students and we can do it in a positive way. Keep up the good work.
As faculty, we have the power to motivate students or discourage them from learning. I think that we should keep this in mind at all times.
I believe the three most important parts of feedback are:
1) Be truthful when telling students what they did right or wrong, 2) Be specific on things they did right or wrong and tell them what/how to improve their future work, and 3) Close your evaluation on a positive note and do not try to identify everything that was wrong with the assignment or project especially if they are too many.
Nadia,
Yes, starting positive is a great way to begin the feedback process. It's nice that you have developed a way to provide your constructive criticism in a positive way as well. The main thing is to stress that the feedback should help the students improve. Thanks!
