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Giving Effective Feedback
The importance of feedback mechanisms in assessment has been well established in research (Fisher & Miller, 2008). Feedback that provides constructive comments on strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions for improvements has powerful positive benefits for student learning and achievement (Nichol & McFarlane-Dick, 2009; Black & William, 1998).
However, providing feedback can be a time consuming task which is often either not read (Hounsell, 1987) or considered unhelpful (Chanock, 2000) and therefore unlikely to lead to improvements (Huxham, Laybourn, Cairncross, Gray, Brown, Goldfinch, & Earl, 2008).
A list of practical ideas for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of feedback to students can be accessed in the resource below.
