Giving Feedback to Learners on Summative Assessment Tasks

Giving Feedback to Learners on Summative Assessment Tasks… Some General Considerations. April 2020

Overview of this Presentation • • • Summative feedback Purposes of feedback to learners Feedback strategies – how they vary Feedback content – how it can vary Some considerations when planning feedback to learners This presentation is approximately 7 minutes © 2020, Further Education Support Service

Summative Feedback • Provides feedback on learning • Focus is on completed marked and graded assessment work • Tends to be module specific Evidence-based commentary on learner assessment work © 2020, Further Education Support Service Against the desired learning outcomes and assessment criteria Provides advice on how to bridge the gap and on how future work could be improved

Feedback to Learners – Purpose Supports Learners Improves Performance Accountable and Developmental © 2020,

Audience Timing (Individual; Class/Group) (When Given; How Often) Feedback Strategies can vary in… Brookhart, S. M. , 2008 Method/Mode Amount (Oral; Written; Visual) (How many points made; How much about each point) Brookhart, Susan M. , 2008, How to give Effective Feedback to your Students © 2020, Further Education Support Service

Comparison Focus (criterion-referenced; self-referenced; normreferenced (on the work itself; on the process used to do the work; on self-regulation) Function (descriptive; evaluative) Valence (positive; negative) © 2020, Further Education Support Service Tone Feedback content can vary in … (implications; how the learner will interpret) Brookhart, S. M. , 2008 Clarity Specificity (‘nitpicky’; just right; overly general (clear; unclear)

Learners prepared for feedback Learners record their feedback Plan further action/s with learners © 2020, Further Education Support Service Learners encouraged to self -reflect Some considerations when planning your feedback to learners Provide constructive feedback Learners are active participants Affirm positive elements