Feedback Strategies

Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback

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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Feedback Thoughts

14 Signs Your Perfectionism Has Gotten Out of Control

I can definetely be a perfectionist so I really enjoyed this article. Not everything mentioned applied to me but I could identify with most of the 14 signs. Some, such as the inability to take feedback, used to be much worse. However, I have been actively working on improving my feedback reception skills throughout college so that is much less of an issue now. The go big or go home mentality definetely still exists though, as does a tendency to procrastinate and to view results in extremes. I always enjoy articles like this one because they remind me of tendencies that I have improved on and ones that I still need to work on.


Eight Things Students Should Do When They Make a Mistake

I really enjoyed this article. I especially liked the advice to strive to find a good balance between work and play. I can remember times when I went week without really spending quality time with my friends because I was so stressed about a paper, or a test. Over the past year or so I have been able to find a much better balance but I definetely do not have a perfect system yet.



General Thoughts on Feedback:
Whether or not I am a good feedback taker has honestly varied depending on what kind of day or week I am having when I receive that feedback. I have had professors tell me I need to basically rewrite an entire paper and readily accepted that criticism. However, I have also had professors inform me they do not like one element of my writing style and felt very attacked. Generally, I have figured out that I appreciate feedback that feels objective and resent feedback that appears to be subjective. For example if someone points out a plot hole or logical inconsistency in my writing, my automatic response will be better than someone saying they just did not like my writing style or how I wrote a certain character. I am currently working on receiving ALL criticism better while still holding on to my uniqueness within my writings.

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