Feedback Formativo

Summary

In this lesson, Professor Lineia Amim delves into the importance of formative feedback in education, outlining how it helps students improve their learning. She presents key feedback models like the 'sandwich' and 'feedback ladder' methods, which guide students through positive reinforcement and corrective suggestions. The use of rubrics for clear, consistent evaluation is also emphasized. Practical tips for delivering effective feedback include using private, empathetic language, ensuring timeliness, and adhering to official communication channels. By following these strategies, educators can provide valuable, constructive feedback that promotes student growth and development.

Takeaways

• 😀 Feedback is defined as communicated information aimed at modifying the learner's behavior or thinking, with the goal of improving learning outcomes.
• 😀 Formative feedback serves both corrective and guiding functions, helping students to improve through evaluation and clear suggestions for improvement.
• 😀 Effective feedback requires the use of a friendly tone, appropriate language, and contextual relevance to enhance the student's learning experience.
• 😀 The feedback should be timely, consistent, and paced correctly to avoid overwhelming the student while ensuring that they receive valuable insights in a timely manner.
• 😀 The 'Sandwich Model' of feedback involves starting with positive reinforcement, followed by constructive suggestions, and ending with motivation or praise.
• 😀 The 'Ladder Feedback Model' is suitable for complex tasks and focuses on gradual suggestions and clarifications, helping students reflect on mistakes and areas for improvement.
• 😀 The 'Rubric Assessment' method provides a clear, structured, and automated way to evaluate student work, offering transparency and consistency in grading.
• 😀 When using rubrics, it’s important to provide both a numerical score and personalized feedback, highlighting areas of improvement or strengths for better clarity.
• 😀 Formative feedback should be private and delivered through official communication channels in the learning management system (LMS) to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
• 😀 The use of negative expressions like 'unfortunately' or 'regrettably' should be avoided in feedback to maintain a positive and encouraging tone for the student.
• 😀 Teachers should adhere to course timelines for feedback delivery to ensure students have adequate time to adjust their learning based on the feedback provided.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of formative feedback?

The main purpose of formative feedback is to provide students with information that helps them improve their learning by modifying their behavior or thinking.

What are the key functions of corrective feedback?

Corrective feedback serves two primary functions: verifying whether the student's response is correct or incorrect and offering suggestions for improvement to help them reach the intended learning goal.

What role does the mediator (teacher) play in formative feedback?

The mediator's role is to guide the student’s progress by offering corrective, facilitating, or suggestive feedback, depending on the student's performance and the complexity of the task.

How should feedback be structured when a student has made partial progress?

When a student has made partial progress, feedback should recognize the student's achievements while suggesting improvements to help them fully reach the learning goal.

Why is it important to use friendly and positive language in feedback?

Using friendly and positive language helps create an empathetic environment, making students feel motivated and supported rather than discouraged.

What is the Sandwich Feedback Model, and how does it work?

The Sandwich Feedback Model starts by highlighting something positive about the student’s work, followed by constructive suggestions for improvement, and ends with a motivational or positive statement to encourage continued progress.

What is the purpose of the Ladder Feedback Model, and when is it used?

The Ladder Feedback Model is used for more complex tasks, where the mediator first clarifies the activity, praises positive aspects, questions mistakes or missing elements, and then provides suggestions for further improvement.

How does rubric-based feedback enhance the evaluation process?

Rubric-based feedback provides clear criteria and levels of achievement, allowing students to understand their performance better and identify specific areas for improvement in a structured and transparent manner.

What is one key advantage of using rubrics in formative feedback?

One key advantage of rubrics is that they help ensure a fair and consistent evaluation by breaking down the assignment into specific, measurable criteria, making the feedback more objective.

What are some best practices for delivering feedback effectively?

Best practices for delivering feedback include ensuring it is private, using positive language, adhering to timelines, and using official communication channels, such as the virtual learning environment, to avoid confusion.

Why is it important to avoid using negative expressions like 'unfortunately' or 'lamentably' in feedback?

Negative expressions can demotivate students and hinder their learning. Instead, feedback should begin by valuing the student’s effort, followed by constructive suggestions to improve without sounding discouraging.