Feedback

Feedback is provided to students to help them

• work

• learn

• keep track of points

• rank each other

Which of the following do YOU THINK would be the most effective form of feedback?

• teacher written comments to students only

• grades (points, percentage, letter) only

• teacher written praise to students

• no feedback

• teacher written comments and grades (points, percentage, letter)

Which form of feedback causes students to learn more and retain learning longer?

• complete solutions to a problem

• no feedback

• praise for natural ability

• scaffolded responses when stuck

Which of the following do YOU THINK causes the most growth in learning?

• time in class to act on feedback

• feedback given orally

• feedback given in writing

• no feedback

Feedback can lower student performance.

• True

• False

When feedback indicates a student's performance exceeds a goal, which response will likely improve performance and cause learning to continue?

• student decreases effort

• Student accepts a more ambitious goal

• student ignores feedback

• student abandons goal

When feedback indicates a student's performance falls short of a goal, which response will likely improve performance and cause learning to continue??

• student increases effort

• Student accepts a less ambitious goal

• student ignores feedback

• student abandons goal

A school should function like a talent refinery and separate students into levels by ability and success with the curriculum.

• Agree

• Disagree

A school should function like a talent incubator to produce and nurture students' talents.

• Agree

• Disagree

Research shows giving students a grade during the learning process demotivates students to learn and reduces their performance.

• True

• False