1. Mark Goodwin

2. NTFS ‘It’s Good to Talk: Feedback, Dialogue and Learning’ 3 years 2009-2012 Funded by Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellowship Scheme 3 institutions: De Montfort, London Metropolitan, Warwick

5. % ‘definitely ‘or ‘mostly’ agree The criteria used in marking have been made clear in advance 72 Assessment arrangements and marking have been fair 73 Feedback on my work has been prompt 62 I have received detailed comments on my work 66 Feedback on my work has helped me to clarify things I did not understand 61

8.  Students often misunderstand or misinterpret written feedback  Staff may find it difficult to articulate the assessment criteria they use  Staff and students disagreed about the current level and quality of feedback provision

9. TRANSMISSIONDIALOGUE

10.  Develop and embed a more expansive concept of feedback  Not just written  Not just for essays  Not just summative  Not just provided by tutor

11.  Not just written  Audio, blogs, online  Not just for essays  Exams, presentations, practical  Not just summative  Formative and developmental, exemplar exercises  Not just provided by tutor  Peer feedback and self-evaluation

12. www.dmu.ac.uk/itsgoodtotalk Mark Goodwin, Politics and Public Policy, DMU, mgoodwin@dmu.ac.uk mgoodwin@dmu.ac.uk Alasdair Blair, Politics and Public Policy, DMU, ablair@dmu.ac.uk ablair@dmu.ac.uk