Assessment Feedback

Overview What is feedback? Why should you bother with feedback? What should you do with your feedback? What shouldn’t you do with feedback? What does your feedback mean? Who should you speak to about your feedback? When should you get your feedback? Feedback vs Marks

What is feedback? Important part of your learning experience Helps you develop your learning Lets you know how you are doing and what could be done better Feedback can be shared in class, online, in the corridor, on your assessment front sheet An essential part of our lives as students and professionals

Why should you bother with feedback? It tells you what you are good at, not just what you need to improve Helps you to learn Keeps you on the right track You can build on feedback in your future work Helps you to understand the grading process/levels Identifies your strengths and weaknesses Helps you build rapport with your tutors

What should you do with your feedback? Read, review and summarise Refer back to it when doing your next piece of work Speak to your tutor about it Record and use feedback given to your group, as well as individual feedback Identify your strengths and weaknesses If you identify weaknesses, consider how to improve and where you can get help Don’t forget Skills for Learning!

What shouldn’t you do with your feedback? Read it only once Ignore it – it gives you the chance to do better next time Focus on one aspect of the feedback – make sure you take positive feedback on board Forget your feedback – some feedback you receive will be verbal, so make a note of it or speak to someone about it

What does your feedback mean? Ask your lecturers if you are unsure about the meaning of your feedback – they will be pleased that you are thinking about it! If you are given feedback about a particular subject or assessment, think about why a comment has been made and how you might use it to improve your work If you are uncertain, ask your tutor HOW you can improve your work in future Don’t take it personally, feedback is there to help you and so are your tutors

Who should you speak to about your feedback? Module Leader Seminar Tutor Personal Tutor Skills for Learning Academic Librarian Course Rep – they can advise you on who to speak to Peers – learn from feedback together

When should you get your feedback? 4 working weeks after submission Sometimes, holidays may fall in the middle of this period and it can seem like a long time between handing work in and getting it back – so do consider this Tutors need time to give you well-considered feedback – it is worth the wait! Your work is not just marked by one tutor. It is moderated and in some cases second marked – be aware of the process to understand the turnaround time

Feedback vs. Marks Marks are for Christmas, feedback is for life! You can learn more from your feedback than from a mark alone Marks are an indication of where you are now, feedback will help you get to where you should be You can take feedback comments to your personal tutorials to discuss with your personal tutor Learning to engage with feedback can help you to develop graduate attributes and important life skills