1. Characteristics of Effective Feedback
STUDENT FEEDBACK SESSION 1
Characteristics of Effective Feedback

2. “The most powerful single influence enhancing achievement is feedback
JOHN HATTIE

3. Objectives:
Explore effective research-based approaches to student feedback
Understand the impact that different types of feedback can have on student learning 2

4. Hypothesize: Effect Size Activity:
Review the feedback types and sort them according to your guess of their effect size. 3

5. Research on Effective Feedback
Effect Size –
small, simple next steps
challenging goals
connects to prior work
From meta-analysis by John Hattie and Helen Timperley
Good for you
highlights what is correct
easy goals
Use sparingly
highlights what was incorrect
praises student*
Offers a reward
Tells student what they should have done
Avoid! 4

6. Research on Effective Feedback
Hattie and Timperley
small, simple next steps
challenging goals
connects to prior work
highlights what is correct
easy goals
highlights what was incorrect
praises student*
Offers a reward
EXAMPLE:
“This introduction is incomplete. You should be able to give a clear topic sentence using our process.”
Tells student what they should have done 5

7. Research on Effective Feedback
Hattie and Timperley
small, simple next steps
challenging goals
connects to prior work
highlights what is correct
easy goals
highlights what was incorrect
praises student*
Offers a reward
EXAMPLE:
“You wrote an engaging opening sentence. Keep working at it and you can put together a great intro.”
Tells student what they should have done 6

8. Research on Effective Feedback
Hattie and Timperley
small, simple next steps
challenging goals
connects to prior work
highlights what is correct
easy goals
highlights what was incorrect
praises student*
Offers a reward
EXAMPLE:
“Your intro sentences build more logically than in the last essay. Now by adding your topic sentence so it also represents your idea from paragraph 2 you will make this even more effective.”
Tells student what they should have done 7

9. Self-Assess: Where were your guesses different from the research?
What does this make you think about when it comes to enhancing aspects of your own feedback practices? 8

10. Reflect on Personal Experiences:
Reflect on a time when you received helpful feedback. 9

11. Discuss:
How does the helpful feedback you remembered align with the research on effect size? –
lays out small, simple next steps
refers to challenging goals
connects to prior work
Good for you
highlights what is correct
sets easy “do-your-best” goals
Use sparingly
highlights what was incorrect
praises student
Offers a reward
Avoid!
Tells student what they should have done 10

12. Evaluate:
Use the Teacher Feedback Analysis Tool to evaluate the sample teacher feedback to students.
Categorize each example and sort them based on their likely impact. 11

13. Connect:
What successes or challenges have you and your students experienced through your use of feedback?
What are the implications of today’s learning for feedback at your school? 12

14. Learning Wrap-Up
How do your takeaways compare to the session’s Learning Objectives?
How were these objectives addressed today?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Explore effective research-based approaches to student feedback
Understand the impact that different types of feedback can have on student learning 13

15. What’s next?
Learn how to effectively integrate feedback with instruction
Learn how to successfully plan for individual feedback conferences during class time
Self-assess your own feedback to students
Learn more about the characteristics of effective feedback
Practice evaluating additional teacher feedback samples
Analyze evidence of student learning in response to feedback 14