Excellence in Education:
Color-Coding Feedback
I’ve seen this
technique used in both teacher feedback (a more efficient manner of providing
specific—but not overly so—feedback to
students) and student-student feedback.
Using a highlighter,
different color pens/pencils, or different color stick notes, the “assessor”
can use red for areas that need major
improvement, yellow where some improvement is
needed, green where the criteria has been
met or is interesting. Oh yeah, this is
also a great technique (very easy) for online editing through Word or
BlackBoard.
Another way of using
it:
·
Students
highlight examples of a predefined feature whenever it occurs (examples: thesis
statements, topic sentences, use of primary sources, etc.). Students can then
choose their favorite/best example to share with their partner/group/class.
Why it works?
- Colors increase the focus of students
- Colors leave a vivid impression of what is good and what is bad
- It’s efficient
- It’s not overly specific, meaning the student who is receiving the feedback, still must determine what to do to improve his/her writing.
- The editor isn’t re-writing; only providing feedback and commentary
- For peer-to-peer editing, it makes the process easier and less threatening.
Tweet of the Week:
Administrative Notes
Please remember to have a conversation
with the parents/guardians of any
student who will be receiving a D or F for the marking period or the
semester.
I know several teachers called parents
of students who made great strides or demonstrated exceptional work on Thursday
and Friday. I don’t need to tell you about the power of positive phone calls! Thanks!
Don’t forget about paying for the Holiday Social this week for 2 free
raffle tickets!
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What I’m Reading
Poor
Kids Who Do Everything Right Don’t Do Better Than Rich Kids Who Do Everything
Wrong : A depressing article from The Washington Post
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