Feedback Self-Assessment

The most important variable affecting learning and subsequent performance is feedback. The ability to give feedback effectively is one of the defining characteristics of good teaching. Below we provide a checklist informed by best practices in the literature on how to provide effective feedback. See where you may improve.

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Helpful Resources

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Boud D, Molloy E. Feedback in Higher and Professional Education: Understanding It and Doing It Well. New York, NY: Routledge; 2013.

Carless, D., Salter, D., Yang, M., & Lam, J. (2011). Developing sustainable feedback practices. Studies in higher education, 36(4), 395-407.

Edgerly, H., Wilcox, J., & Easter, J. (2018). Creating a positive feedback culture. Science Scope, 41(5), 43-49.

Hattie, J., & Timperley, H. (2007). The power of feedback. Review of educational research, 77(1), 81-112.

Jug, R., Jiang, X. S., & Bean, S. M. (2019). Giving and receiving effective feedback: A review article and how-to guide. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 143(2), 244-250.

Leibold, N., & Schwarz, L. M. (2015). The art of giving online feedback. Journal of Effective Teaching, 15(1), 34-46.

McFadzien, N. (2015). Why is effective feedback so critical in teaching and learning? Journal of Initial Teacher Inquiry, Vol.1, 16-18.

Mory, E. H. (2013). Feedback research revisited. In Handbook of research on educational communications and technology (pp. 738-776). Routledge.

Nicol, D. J., & Macfarlane‐Dick, D. (2006). Formative assessment and self‐regulated learning: A model and seven principles of good feedback practice. Studies in higher education, 31(2), 199-218.

Sadler, D. R. (2014). Beyond feedback: Developing student capability in complex appraisal. In Approaches to assessment that enhance learning in higher education (pp. 55-70). Routledge.

Shute, V. J. (2008). Focus on formative feedback. Review of educational research, 78(1), 153-189.

Thomas, J. D., & Arnold, R. M. (2011). Giving feedback. Journal of palliative medicine, 14(2), 233-239