FEED UP,FEED BACK &FEED FORWARD

TEACHMEET, TERM 3 2012

THE RESEARCH - HATTIE

Influence Effect Size Source of Influence

Feedback 1.13 Teacher

Students’ prior cognitive ability 1.04 Student

Instructional quality 1.00 Teacher

Direct instruction .82 Teacher

Remediation/feedback .65 Teacher

THREE STAGES…

Where am I going? Feed UpHow am I going? Feed BackWhere to next? Feed Forward

FEED UP - ESTABLISHING PURPOSE/GOALS

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FEED BACK - PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT SUCCESS AND NEEDS

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FEED FORWARD – WHAT TO FOCUS ON NEXT AND HOW TO DO THAT

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HOW DO WE GIVE FEEDBACK?Butler’s research shows that:

Students given only grades or marks made no gain from the first to the second lesson

Students given only comments scored on average 30% higher

Students given marks or grades in addition to comments cancelled the beneficial effects of the comments

FEEDBACK should be …

Timely

Specific

Understanda

ble

Actionable

Structuring your FEEDBACK

1. Begin with a description of performance.

2. Follow with guidelines of what to continue doing, or to change. Not just WHAT but HOW.

3. End with encouragement to persist.

Zwiers, 2008

THE PROBLEM WITH FEEDBACK BY ITSELF

FEED FORWARD IS THE KEY!

WHAT WILL YOU NEED:

A belief that every child can improve

The establishment of a classroom culture that encourages reflection and interaction and the use of assessment for learning tools

The establishment of a safe, non-threatening, affective learning environment in which students see making mistakes as an integral part of learning

Active involvement of students in the learning process

Adapted from the OECD Improving Learning in Secondary Classrooms (2005)

REFERENCES

1. http://www.uws.edu.au/student_learning_unit/slu/staff_feedback_toolkit/the_importance_of_effective_feedback

2. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov09/vol67/num03/Feed-Up,-Back,-Forward.aspx

3. http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/ftp/newsletters/bulletin22.pdf

4. http://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/videos/expertspeakers/feedbackonlearningdylanwiliam.asp

5. http://www.fisherandfrey.com/

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