Feedback and Marking

Research Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement

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Research Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement

Feedback is information given to the learner and/or the teacher about the learner’s performance relative to learning goals.

http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/toolkit/toolkit-a-z/

Research Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement

+ - but this impact can be either positive or negative.

Hattie and Timperley, 2007

Research Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement

‘Simply providing…feedback is not the answer, because it is necessary to consider the nature of the feedback, the timing, and how the student ‘receives’ this feedback.’

Hattie and Timperley, 2007

Research Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement

‘Feedback is not ‘the answer'; rather it is but one powerful answer.’

Hattie and Timperley, 2007

Research Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement

response marking responsive teaching

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learning

[Both should be evident in books.]

Policy ‘Marking should be a process of creating a dialogue with the learner, through which feedback can be exchanged and questions asked; the learner is actively involved in the process.’

‘Personalised…comments should be used frequently…to extended learning and must be differentiated appropriately.’

‘A focused comment should help the child in “closing the gap” between what they have achieved and what they could have achieved and a question could be posed to extend learning or challenge thinking.’

‘A minimum of every third piece of work in all subjects is Quality Marked.’

‘The exchange of comments and questions will support the child to make improvements in the following session and beyond.’

Practice Experience Tour

Going on an Experience Tour means immersing yourself totally in a particular environment so you can gain a first-hand perspective of the situation or context. Experience Tours can help ‘ground’ your thinking; they give you a clear perspective for developing ideas.