Wednesday, October 3, 2012

What's my grade?

While reading Chapter 5 of Dylan Wiliam's book Embedded Assessment there were some key points regarding feedback that really piqued my interest. A sample of some of those statements are -
  • We need to ensure that feedback causes a cognitive rather than an emotional reaction.
  • Feedback should cause thinking.
  • Feedback functions formatively only if the information fed back to the learner is used by the learner in improving performance.
  • To be effective, feedback must provide a recipe for future action - not a 'what to do' but a 'how to do'.
  • Never grade students while they are still learning.
  • Feedback should cause thinking.
  • Feedback should be more work for the recipient than the donor.
Keeping all of these things in mind, I wrestle with HOW to give effective feedback. I know this is something many teachers (new and veteran) struggle with on a routine basis. How do we bundle all these ideas into effective feedback for our students to get them to learn from their feedback. This is truly an art!!

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