- http://www.e-assessment-scotland.org/
- David Boud
- University of Technology, Sydney
"New conceptions of feedback and how they might be put into practice."
Most students 'bin' feedback - therefore students do not benefit from feedback
- Developing more productive feedback
- How do we develop productive feedback?
- Typical solutions do not always work
- Moving away from conventional 'feedback'
When implementing feedback solutions, think about the effectiveness of the solution to the pupil/student.
We must make sure that feedback is self-improving.
The role of feedback: bridging the gap between teaching and learning, to ensure that the curriculum adjusts to the needs and learning of students.
Teachers need to develop ways of connecting with students.
0Students must engage in any feedback process - it is for their benefit.
Hopefully useful information to students.
- Feedback Mark 0 - Conventional (Teacher initiated)
- Feedback Mark 1 - Behavioural/cognitive (Teacher driven) = too learner dependent
- Feedback Mark 2 - Open adaptive systems = building 2-way systems: peer feedback
FEEDBACK MARK 2
- Student's need to develop an understanding of what is counted as good work.
- Student's need ability to find sources of feedback for themselves
- Student's doing it for themselves
- Student's need to learn to make own judgements
- Teachers need to listen to student's
- Teachers to help users use the feedback they recieve from multiple sources
KEY POINT - Only the learner can learn!
SEEK IT OUT - USE IT - GIVE IT BACK
DEVELOPING LEARNER RESPONSIBILITY
DEVELOPING A FEEDBACK ENABLED CURRICULUM
- Early strategies to shift learners identity to becoming self-regulated
- Feedback as part of learning, not just as part of assessment
- Students need to understand learning outcomes, feedback processes and information needs
- 'Dialogue' between students and teachers about curriculum priorities, feedback processes
- Develop student activities to calibrate their own judgement of their work and the work of others
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT?
How do we use eAssessment tools to avoid doing bad feedback?
Technology can offer students:
- More practice
- Different occasions for for practice
- Quick collation of results
- Remedial sequences, instantly at hand
Technology can offer teachers:
- Instant records of prior feedback data and student reesponses to it
For both it can offer:
- More opportunities for dialogue on standards and judgements
- Management of self and peer feedback
