Feedback that Feeds Forward 

Providing feedback that moves learners forward

1. 1. • Praise hard work not intelligence

      • Focus on self-efficacy, not self-esteem

      • Give task-involving, rather than ego-involving feedback (i.e. don't do: 'you need to put more effort' - do: 'there is a mistake on line 6, find it and fix it.')

      • Build students' capacity to use feedback (practice improving an anonymous students work from another class that has received feedback)

      • Feedback should focus on what's next, not what's passed

      • Don't give feedback unless you allocate class time for students to respond

      • Feedback should be more work for the students than the teacher

      • Don't make feedback too specific (don't do all the thinking for your students)

      • Provide a balance of critical and supportive feedback (consider using a single point rubric)

      • Grades are NOT feedback