Feedback

There are many ways to give feedback: written, verbal or if they are presenting, by gestures. All of them have the same purpose, to improve student’s abilities. When giving feedback to students, it is essential we first focus on the positive part of their work. In our daily teaching life, we often use written and verbal feedback. Written feedback when correcting exams or correcting written work in general. Innovative skills we have been discussing about.

Doug: To support S4’s with making the most out of their mocks and identifying areas of weakness I have given each student a personalised breakdown of the multiple choice questions paper which lists all 40 questions in a table and highlights the question they did not get correct in red. Each questions summary identifies the skill or content being assessed. Students can then use this feedback to inform and structure their revision.

Alan: To consolidate skills practiced during the semester, classes have chosen a “passion project” that they can work on during one lesson per week. The project is linked to their interests as well as the skills being developed in class. Students use successful examples from the real world to copy and take inspiration from. The skills needed to successfully complete the project are reflected on in groups and in discussion with the teacher. Personal reflections are done regularly and students can assist other students with their projects. The final project will be used by or presented to the class in the final week and the success of the project will be judged by all. Some examples of ongoing projects are: A documentary about the difference between perceptions of Programa Nacional and IB, makeup tutorials, writing a novella, creating polished YouTube top 10 lists from literature and creatively responding to Buddhist teachings.

The Feedback Group (Ceci, Doug, Alan, Mark and Carla)