Just one week to go to the deadline for the Feedback principles project funding. I am hoping we get some good ideas about both research and practice that we can then use to raise the profile of feedback over the…
Last week I presented at the annual governors meeting about how we have enhanced assessment and feedback across the University. We made a remarkable rise in our NSS score in the assessment and feedback domain and a number of people…
Students submit a section (or a plan with an outline of their argument) of their assignment as a draft approximately 4 weeks before the final submission date. Students are given feedback (not a mark) using the following proforma within 2-3…
Put students work in groups to look at 3 short assignments to decide which is best, mediocre and poor. Asked them to identify what is good and not so good and to identify what they think are the key aspects…
Think of ways in which you can actively engage students with assessment criteria as part of an assessment for learning strategy. Rust et al (2003) found that giving students the opportunity to review and assess previous examples of past students’…
Given its central role in student learning AFL should be seen as an integral part of the learning, teaching and assessment strategy of our programmes. Simply trying to bolt it on after modules have already been designed can be counter-productive…
Students, however, often do not understand their feedback or may not have sufficient working knowledge as to be able to act on their feedback (Sadler 2010) and where it is focused on errors, as opposed to an indication as to…
It is now generally accepted that feedback is a crucial element in the student learning process. It is also the one area of pedagogic practice that causes most angst. Students respond in the NSS across the sector with lower scores…
The primary purpose of assessment for learning/formative assessment is to provide feedback to students. Wider than this it can motivate students to self regulate their learning, positively influence students’ self efficacy, improve meta-cognitive skills and develop their skills as lifelong…
Support students to synthesise feedback from a variety of sources to develop longer term personal and professional development plans.