Feedback Strategies
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Despite the changes in the teaching and learning modalities, gathering evidence of learning through formative assessment and feedback remains one of the most important tasks of teachers. DepEd, through DO 31, series of 2020 outlines these strategies and how we can do it synchronously and asynchronously.
| Strategy | Asynchronously Use of email, text, mobile message, social media, LMS | Synchronously Use of video call, phone call, live chats |
| Establish clear learning targets and success criteria | Post the learning targets before the start of a lesson to get learners to think about what they will be learning | Share and highlight important details of the learning targets, and then ask learners to explain the targets in their own words |
| Eliciting useful evidences of learning | Have leaders use a paper-based or digital journal to keep a record of what they learn each day | Offer a variety of questions, especially those that will engage learners in deep and critical thinking. In small groups, encourage learners to share their answers and have a conversation |
| Providing Effective Feedback | Record and upload an audio/video file containing feedback on learner’s outputs Send written feedback via email/SMS or mobile message. If necessary, add photographs or screenshots of learner’s outputs to support the feedback Try using the prompts Good, Great and Growth or roses thorns and buds | Initiate real-time conversation with learners to give feedback about their performance. Highlight details of strengths and areas of improvement Try using the prompts Good, Great and Growth or roses thorns and buds |
| Engaging learners in assessing and improving each other’s work | Create norms for giving peer feedback. Invite learners to share their feedback with each other. Try using the prompts Good, Great and Growth or roses thorns and buds | Let learners present their work and have their classmates give constructive feedback. Model effective ways of communicating feedback. |
