I loved this article. While I enjoy getting and giving feedback, I have never thought that being berated by knowing everything I did wrong that I can't change was a particularly effective means of criticism. I like that in this article feedforward is characterized as specific suggestions for the future. I also appreciated the emphasis the article placed, especially since it will be applied to a creative writing setting, on not trying to prove the person you are providing feedback to wrong.
How to Give Students Specific Feedback That Actually Helps Them Learn
Overall I really liked this article. I thought its strongest points were that feedback should be consistent, goal oriented an transparent. Nothing bothers me more than taking a paper into a professor and getting feedback, applying their suggestions, and then having them criticize the application of those suggestions. I also think that having a goal contributes to motivation in a very palpable way. As for transparency, no matter the actually difficulty of the paper I find it much easier when I know the expectations.
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Hey Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteI like your comments about feedback. I think we chose the same article. You had a lot of the same comments that I made on the article. I agree that it is very important to take criticism in writing. Being goal oriented is also very important if you want to achieve something. I also agree with setting your expectations appropriately.