What is effective feedback?
Effective Feedback is important for learning. There are many kinds of feedback. Some feedback is more effective than others. Let’s learn English while creating an effective feedback guide and developing professionally. There are 7 steps in this activity. The goals of the activity are to:
- Learn English while Creating
- Increase your vocabulary
- Define effective feedback
- Create a feedback guide
- Improve your leadership, management, & communication skills
Step One – Brainstorm
What is effective feedback?
- Turn off distractions and focus
- Get a piece of paper
- Write your definition of effective feedback
- Don’t worry about making mistakes
- You will improve your definition later
Step Two – Build Vocabulary
Define the following words:
- Balanced
- Contextualized
- Forward-looking
- Judgemental
- Personal
- Selective
- Specific
- Timely
- Transferable
- Understandable
Step Three – Create a new definition
Write a new definition of effective feedback
- Don’t change your first definition, write a new definition
- Try to use the vocabulary from step two in your definition
- Reflect to learn: How has your definition changed?
- Write down your reflection
Step Four – Read to Learn
What does research define as effective feedback?
- Read the article from the University of Portsmouth
- How is your definition similar to their definition?
- Did you use any of the same vocabulary?
- How is your definition different?
Step Five – Create your own guide
Create your own guide on your computer
- Use images to help you remember
- Would creating a diagram help you to remember your guide?
- Would a flowchart help you to remember?
- Print your guide and post it in your office
- Ask for feedback from co-workers or peers about your guide
Step Seven – Share your guide
- Print your guide and post it in your office
- Ask for feedback from co-workers or peers about your guide
- Create a blog post on your website or this website and compare your ideas with people around th world.
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