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Responsive Action: Feedback, Part 1

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Action Sequence Slide 1

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel (Heritage, 2009) Slide 2

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel “One of the most important roles in assessment is the provision of timely and informative feedback to students during instruction and learning…” (NRC, 2001, p.87) Feedback Slide 3

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel “Feedback to students should be about the particular qualities of their work, with advice on what they can do to improve, and should avoid comparisons with other students.” (Black & William, 1998, p.143) Effective Feedback Slide 4

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Effective feedback is: Focused on the task and not the student Specific and clear Related to learning goals and success criteria Provided to the learner through suggestions, hints or cues on how to improve rather than correct answers Timely Key Guidelines for Feedback Slide 5

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel T: Try using another strategy. S: Yes, but which? Why? T: Good job. S: How good? In what way? T: Make your explanation clearer. S: Yes, but I don’t know how to, which is why I didn’t in the first place. The Wrong Way! Slide 6

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel T: Your work showed me that you don’t understand what we have been discussing in class. S: OK, so what do I do about it? T: Ask. S: About what? T: You must try harder. S: !!!!!!! The Wrong Way! Slide 7

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Your Turn Use Handout to learn more about the characteristics of effective feedback. Apply what you’ve learned about feedback to identify effective and ineffective feedback examples. Slide 8 Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel

Grades do not meet any of the criteria of effective feedback Grading is not part of the process of formative assessment Grades and Feedback Slide 9

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Feedback to Groups Slide 10

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Your Turn Read each of the scenarios on Handout After you have read the scenarios, in small groups, decide if you think each one is an example of effective feedback. Why or why not? Slide 11 Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel

Watch the three video clips of teachers providing feedback to students. Then complete Handout Record the timing and form of the feedback, the effective features/characteristics of the feedback, and suggestions for improving the feedback. When you’ve completed the task, discuss your ideas with a partner. Consolidate Your Learning Slide 12 Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel

Feedback to Students: Example 1 Slide 13 Video Link

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Feedback to Students: Example 2 Slide 14 Video Link

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Feedback to Students: Example 3 Slide 15 Video Link

Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel Try It Out Practice giving effective feedback in your classroom. Use Handout to record your experiences. Remember that you may need to explain this new feedback approach to students first. What did you learn about providing effective feedback based on evidence? Slide 16 Copyright © 2012 Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center & North Central Comprehensive Center at McRel