Feedback

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Feedback
Boulets study (1990) 14 year-olds Learning to
Write Major Scales
Experimental Group 1 Written praise List of
weaknesses Work plan
Experimental Group 2 Oral advice Nature of
errors Chance to correct errors
Control Group No feedback
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Activity In Paul Black and Christine Harrisons
book Science Inside The Black Box, pages 10-15
deal with different ways of giving feedback. Take
ten minutes to read this section of the book to
familiarise yourself with some of the methods
suggested.
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Ways of Giving Feedback
Oral feedback
Give comments as questions
Comments on Post-its
Two stars and a wish / praise sandwich
- for able pupils
No buts!
Feedback should be about the task
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Activity You have some samples of comments that
might be used in comment only marking. In your
group, look at each comment and discuss what is
good or bad about each comment.
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Feedback in different ways
Make sure that children have time to act upon
feedback.
The wrong type of feedback can have a negative
effect.
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Activity Your group will be given three
pieces of work. Begin by choosing your own method
of feedback for each piece of work and apply
it. When you have finished, discuss your marking
of each piece of work with the other members of
your group. Consider whether you would change
your feedback in the light of your discussions.