Feedback Strategies

There were many good articles that I found for feedback tips and strategies that seem really useful when giving someone feedback. One that I really liked and found most helpful was ‘7 Key Characteristics Of Better Learning Feedback’ by Grant Wiggins, gives good examples on what exactly each of the 7 characteristics that were listed for better feedback meant. I like that he said to be specific, say exactly what to do, more or less or what would make it better. The article I liked about praising that was very interesting was ‘A Troubling Side Effect of Praise’ and the research done on kids was very interesting. Praising for efforts and for the correct answer caused most of the kids to cheat. This shows that it is not a good idea to praise someone, even though it may seem like a good idea. I think the best feedback strategies would be to be honest but saying helpful things on how something can be fix, give examples rather than saying, 'it could be better' or just saying 'good'. Just saying things without saying what is good or bad is not helping the other person understand what you are saying. With examples someone will know exactly what to do.

I do feel confident in giving others feedback but somethings it can be hard to give people you don't know feedback. One reason being you don't want to hurt someone or put someone down. But feedback should be used to be better and improve and be positive. I want to try to give example on things to do more or how to improve so it could be better than it already is. 

 

                                                   Can always improve. Source.