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Explore innovative methods and practices to improve feedback delivery to students amidst limited resources. Understand feedback fundamentals, various forms, sources, and ways to enhance its impact on student learning outcomes effectively.
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University of Stirling, 17 May 2011 How can we enhance feedback to students in times of constrained resources? DAI HOUNSELL UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH www.tla.ed.ac.uk/feedback.htm
Feedback comprises information, processes, activities or experiences which aim to encapsulate, enable or boost students' learning Feedback can focus on: attainment what a student knows, understands or can do at a given point in time progress where a student currently stands in relation to a specified goal, target or level achievement what a student has achieved as demonstrated in a completed assignment or task FUNDAMENTALS OF FEEDBACK What is 'feedback' and why does it matter?
FUNDAMENTALS OF FEEDBACK What forms does feedback take? pro formawritten commentsexemplars examsguidancefeedforwardtraditional collaborationon-display learningpeeraudio past questionsscreencastwhole-class clickersin-class assignmentscumulativeediting anticipatory feedback electiveselfco-revision e-feedbackredraftingreviewing progress criteriadialoguesupervisioninteraction briefingstudent involvement faster feedback model answerstrainingvideoonline
Sources of feedback Lecturers, tutors, demonstrators, supervisors, mentors Fellow-students / peers, a student’s own reflections The audience for a seminar or poster presentation, professional practitioners Feedback where and when? FUNDAMENTALS OF FEEDBACK Who gives feedback, where and when ?
Elective feedback Exemplars Peer and self-generated feedback FEEDBACK THAT MAKES MORE OF A DIFFERENCEEnhancing students' grasp of feedback & standards
From feedback to feedforward – 'feedback-first' and draft/revise/resubmit assignments cumulative assignments FEEDBACK THAT MAKES MORE OF A DIFFERENCEGreater opportunities to put feedback to good use (Beaumont et al 2008)
Generic and whole-class feedback On-display learning Collaborative tasks & activities FEEDBACK THAT MAKES MORE OF A DIFFERENCEBoosting the availability & richness of feedback
Screencasts and off-the-shelf guidance Recycled online feedback comments FEEDBACK THAT MAKES MORE OF A DIFFERENCERecycling and refocusing guidance & feedback