Module 4 Activity 7: Giving Feedback

In any learning context feedback occurs while there is still time to take action. Effective descriptive feedback focuses on the intended learning, identifies specific strengths, points to areas needing improvement, suggests a route of action individuals can take to close the gap between where they are presently and where they need to be, takes into account the amount of corrective feedback the learner can act on at one time, and models the kind of thinking students will engage in when they self-assess. Feedback is an integral part of the assessment process and is most useful given constructively in a spirit of co-operation and support, aiming at enhancing learning and/or behaviour.