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Giving students feedback in the classroom during the learning process has been proven to increase learning and improve student outcomes.  When given correctly, feedback guides the student in their learning process and gives them the direction they need to reach the target or goal of the lesson (Center for Innovation in Research & Teaching). 

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) highlights that teacher feedback 
about student learning is essential for students and integral to teaching, learning and assessment. Feedback can clarify for students:
  • how their knowledge, understanding and skills are developing in relation to the syllabus outcomes and content being addressed
  • how to improve their learning.

Effective Feedback

NESA further explains the principles of effective feedback: 'Feedback enables students to recognise their strengths as well as areas for development, and to identify and plan with their teacher the next steps in their learning. Students should be provided with opportunities to improve their knowledge, understanding and skills through feedback that:
  • is timely, specific and related to the learning and assessment intention
  • is constructive and provides meaningful information to students about their learning in a variety of forms
  • focuses on the activity and corrects misunderstandings
  • identifies and reinforces students’ strengths
  • provides information about how they can improve
  • facilitates the development of and provides opportunities for self-assessment and reflection during the learning process
  • informs future teaching and learning opportunities.
WHEN we connect feedback top data about student actions and performances
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THEN​ behaviour will be more positive, progress will accelerate, and curiosity will be enhanced. 

Ways Feedback Can Be Given . . .

There are a range of strategies or techniques that can be employed in the classroom:
  • Self-Assessment - students examine their own work and find areas that need to be fixed or improved and areas they applied successfully based on the given success criteria
  • Peer-Assessment - students examine a peer's work and apply the same process as for self-assessment, however, this form of feedback requires students to provide verbal and/or written feedback to their peer on their work and give recommendations on how to move forward
  • Teacher Feedback - teacher provides feedback on student work based on the success criteria for that learning experience. This feedback is most effective when it occurs in real time.

Powering Up Feedback

One of the ways we can power up success criteria is through combining it with a 4-square criterion reflection. This tool provides a great way for students to self-assess themselves against the success criteria for the lesson, as well as support teachers in providing targeted and meaningful feedback on the elements being focused on rather than the process as a whole. Check out the 4-square criterion reflection tool >>>
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