Giving Feedback
⏱ 15-20 minute activity
How might we give constructive feedback?
As a teacher try to give feedback on the following scenarios but before giving feedback, we invite you to listen to this 15 minute podcast episode on using roses, thorns, and buds to give feedback.
Now let’s try giving feedback!
Now that you’ve seen samples of student outputs, try to practice your feedback giving skills in the following scenarios.
Exercise 1 – Asynchronous Feedback
Imagine that you have two students who submitted their output. In this scenario, how can you give feedback asynchronously for the following situations? How will you communicate your feedback clearly?
- Situation A: The student has great work
- Situation B: The student has poor quality of work
Share your answers in our Padlet board:
Exercise 2 – Encouraging Self-assessment
Imagine again that you have two students who submitted their output. In this exercise, how can we encourage self-assessment in the following scenarios? What guide questions can you give to the learners?
- Situation A: The student has great work
- Situation B: The student has poor quality of work
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Exercise 3 – Encouraging Peer Feedback
Imagine again that you have two students who submitted their output, but this time feedback shall be provided by their peers. In this scenario, how can you encourage peer feedback in the following scenarios? What prompts can you give the learners so they can provide feedback to their peers?
- Situation A: The student has great work
- Situation B: The student has poor quality of work
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How was the experience?
Encouraging us to be metacognitive in our experience as well. Let’s use the roses-thorns-and buds (RTBs) exercise to reflect on what works and what are the challenges in giving feedback to learners.
Share your RTBs here: