Principle 1: Faculty-Student Contact
Principle 2: Collaborative Learning
Principle 3: Active Learning
Principle 4: Prompt Feedback
Principle 5: Time on Task
Principle 6: High Expectations
Principle 7: Diverse Learners
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Why Prompt Feedback?
Knowing what you know and don't know focuses learning. Students need appropriate feedback on performance to benefit from courses. When getting started, students need help in assessing existing knowledge and competence. In classes, students need frequent opportunities to perform and receive suggestions for improvement. At various points during college, and at the end, students need chances to reflect on what they have learned, what they still need to know, and how to assess themselves.
Strategies
All Modes
- Provides information about course feedback methods and standards on the course syllabus.
- Provides option (or requirement) for students to submit drafts of assessments for instructor feedback.
- Provides meaningful feedback on student assessments within a publicized, and reasonable, time frame.
- Provides feedback that is clear, positive, specific, and focused on observable behavior that can be changed to improve learning.
- Maintains up-to-date, student-accessible grade center.
- Communicates course assessments, with grading criteria through directions and rubrics.
- Provides an open discussion forum (Q&A) where students can ask questions, and receive instructor feedback, about course content and activities. (optional)
- Seeks formative feedback from students in order to make content adjustments based on learners’ needs; e.g. reteach content.
- Seeks formative feedback to adjust teaching strategies based on learners needs.
- Provides examples of student work that demonstrate advancement toward learning goals
- Models self-reflection and seeks student feedback for continuous improvement
Additional Research
Need more ideas? Visit the Curriculum and Organizational Development team located on the 2nd floor of the library for support!