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[e] My approaches to feedback are that feedback should be constructive and productive; it should not aim to criticize students or prevent them from trying the assessment again but should be aimed at constructively guiding them for the future. Feedback addresses individual students' needs and learning goals because it targets specific areas of need. For example, if a student receives feedback on their rubric regarding their summative assessment, they will receive a short passage in the 'feedback' section of the rubric. The passage will deal with what the student could have done better but will go on '2 stars and a wish.' 2 positive things will be discussed (2 stars) and something to be improved upon for next time (a wish). I will use the directives outlined in order to guide my feedback. That is, I will implement only curriculum policy and not make up my own forms of feedback. If I want to provide feedback on the area of locating information for research, I will use the specific expectation within my feedback to ensure the student is aware of which expectation is being targeted. I believe this supports a policy of transparency. Examples of oral feedback could pertain to things like presentation skills, comprehension ability, and engagement with text, collaborative work or others.
Each student has a different learning style and ability so feedback should be sensitive to this; for example, if a student has a learning disability, it is important to be cautious with feedback and not overly critical so that the student can gain confidence. However, feedback is crucial to such students, who may not know how to improve. If a student with a learning disability receives positive and reassuring feedback but also some constructive advice for future steps, this student would be more likely to want to do well in the coming assignments. An example of a feedback would be taking account the directive being met and how the work connects to the directive. For example, for locating research, the feedback could be: You need to work on adding more depth to your research; there is not enough information outlined in your
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