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Tag: responding to feedback
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Stop diluting the power of your written feedback and start using these strategies to squeeze out the maximum from the effort you put in
When delivering verbal feedback, learners normally respond in the moment, directly after we have spoken to them. This might be with questions or comments of their own. Or it might…
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The question every teacher needs to answer before they put pen to paper and start writing even a word of written feedback
What do you want learners to do with your feedback? Asking yourself this question means clarifying and refining the purpose of your marking. If you have a clear sense of…
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If you don’t think you can do it, you’ll probably find you’re right. Why learner independence matters for feedback implementation.
Learner agency has a key role to play when it comes to ensuring feedback is effective. Promoting learner agency means promoting a sense that learners are in control of their…
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Does feedback work if learners don’t have an opportunity to practice implementing their targets?
If a student does not have the opportunity to act on the feedback they’ve been given, it is highly likely the feedback will disappear into the ether, never to be…