Critique and Feedback

In order to create beautiful work we must be willing to refine. To refine we require critique and feedback. In order to critique we need models and standards (what is beauty, what is finished) For feedback to be useful to us it must be: Kind Helpful Specific

Butterfly Example Imagine you wished to draw this butterfly. What would you focus on?

Butterfly Example – First Draft What feedback would you provide this student? What were they able to do well, and what should they focus on when they refine it?

Butterfly Example – Second Draft How is this draft an improvement from the previous one? What next piece of advice would you give?

Butterfly Example – Third Draft How is this draft an improvement from the previous one? What next piece of advice would you give?

Butterfly Example – Fourth Draft How is this draft an improvement from the previous one? What next piece of advice would you give?

Butterfly Example – Fifth Draft How is this draft an improvement from the previous one? What next piece of advice would you give?

Butterfly Example – Final Draft How is this draft an improvement from the previous one?

Butterfly Example – Final Draft What were the standards that determined your feedback? What makes this draft a final draft?

Why feedback sometimes isn't effective A student (Joe) shares with another student (Jane) a piece of writing that they are trying to refine. Jane writes on the paper great job! This is kind feedback, but it is neither helpful nor specific. Joe cannot do anything else to refine his paper with this feedback.

Why feedback sometimes isn't effective A student (Jessica) shares with another student (Jim) a piece of writing that they are trying to refine. Jim writes, You need more examples and to fix your grammar. While this is still kind, and even helpful, it is not specific. If Jessica knew what grammatical errors she had made she might have been able to fix them.

Giving Effective Feedback Think of the butterfly examples. In each of those, the artist was able to make refinements and improvements because their feedback was: Kind Helpful Specfic The other reasons why these were effective feedback sessions is because: 1) There was a culture of welcoming feedback and criticism. 2) The feedback and refinement cycle was repeated until the creator was satisfied.

Critique and Feedback In order to create beautiful work we must be willing to refine. To refine we require critique and feedback. In order to critique we need models and standards (what is beauty, what is finished) For feedback to be useful to us it must be: Kind (Warm) Helpful (Cool) Specific