Excellence in Education:
Feedback
Research (John
Hattie) clearly indicates that feedback, whether it be positive reinforcement,
areas for improvement, or clarifying goals, is one of the most important things
we can do to advance student learning.
Since high quality
feedback can be provided in a variety of ways, I’ve been
on the lookout for ways to provide
effective feedback. Here are some ways that I’ve observed in first couple of
weeks:
- Written notes on student work, especially with no grade attached or comments/questions that require students to respond.
- After students
completed an assignment, the teacher grouped students based on the feedback
they needed. This created about six different feedback groups and the teacher
was able to provide specific feedback to the groups and they were able to work
together to solve their problems.
- Self-reflective
feedback that required students to evaluate and reflect on their own work.
- Pluses and minuses
was a peer feedback technique that I saw a teacher use. Students simply
commented on what was done well (based on a general rubric) and what could be done
better. The teacher prompted them with the discussion question: What’s next? as a conclusion to peer
feedback.
Ideas for the Classroom: Fist of Five
Any questions?
Does everyone
understand?
I’ve finished the
lesson, the directions, the lecture, whatever and far too often I asked the
above questions. Simply put, these questions are not effective for a variety of
reasons.
A better technique:
Fist of Five. It’s simple, fast and accurate. Instead of the generic Does everyone understand? ask students
to reflect on the goal/objective and how confident they are on a scale of 1-5,
with 1 meaning not at all and 5 meaning they possess an expertise.
After giving them
some time—and it’s important to give them time to reflect—ask them to put their
fists in the air when their ready. When all fists are in the air, ask them to shoot their numbers to
reveal their votes. I tended to use 4 as an acceptable cutoff.
What I did next
depended on the number of ones, twos and threes. Sometimes I would simply ask
what they were unsure of, what their concerns were. Other times, I would pair
students up. Other times I’d have an
additional learning activity ready to go.
Administrative Notes
Due
Dates for Initial Goal:
1.
Comprehensive Cycle: September 5,
please remember to give pre-assessment as soon as possible.
2.
Annual Cycle: February 6
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