I. Importance of Feedback Feedback should be communicated in language that the student understands, have a genuine purpose, and be meaningful to each student's individual needs. Through feedback, teachers can provide students with developmental suggestions, learning strategies, and corrections for errors. The importance of constructive feedback allows for many positive opportunities. Importantly, feedback provides the foundation for positive relationships between students and teachers. By providing appropriate feedback, students understand that the teacher is genuinely concerned about them and their education. This component also improves student self-efficacy and provides an avenue for motivation. Another benefit is that feedback provides an opportunity to clarify what is expected. Student performance and achievement increase as they are able to understand the expectations for the specified assignment or project. This process also helps alleviate the frustrations you may feel when you are unsure of the criteria for quality performance. Feedback also helps students identify strengths and weaknesses in various content areas. Effective feedback from the teacher helps students identify where they are achieving relative to their desired goal. One of the most beneficial aspects of feedback is the information the teacher gains. Through effective feedback, teachers can determine individual students' learning preferences, strengths and weaknesses in a given area, and information to guide instruction. Students will perform better as teachers use feedback to guide their teaching practice.II. Effective forms of feedback1. The examples are... in the center of the sheet... all the group projects and learning activities in our daily practice. Some students need more descriptive and corrective feedback to meet their needs during individual and group projects. Those who achieve academically may receive more evaluative or improvement-oriented feedback. High achieving students can engage in the peer feedback process to get ideas and suggestions. Works Cited Cauley, K. H., & McMillan, J. H. (2009). Formative assessment techniques to support student motivation and achievement. Clearing House, 83(1), 1-6.Hattie, J., & Timperley, H. (2007). The power of feedback. Review of Educational Research, 77(1), 81-112.Yeh, S.S. (2010). Understand and address the achievement gap through individualized instruction and formative assessments. Assessment in education: Principles, policy and practice. 17(2), 169-182.
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