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Using & Teaching Educational Technology Terry's Two Minute Tips #13: Effective Feedback
By Terry Freedman
Mon, 15 Jun 2009, 16:19
E Talbert has asked me to make some comments on effective feedback for the Terry's Two Minute Tips series. So here is my response, with some useful links for further reading.
In the video, I mention assessment for learning and research findings. My comments are based on the work of Black and Wiliam. In particular, Inside the Black Box was a seminal work which I believe forms the basis of the best practices in formative assessment.
As it happens, I didn't mention technology in the video! This is because I think that effective feedback starts with the right principles. Once those are in place, information technology can be used to track progress and quickly highlight gaps in knowledge. It can even be used to draw out what students’ know, understand and can do through the use of computer-based scenarios. That was the basis of the on-screen test I worked on whilst at the Qualification and Curriculum Authority.
If you would like to suggest a topic for this series, please go to the wiki I set up for this purpose, and I will do my best to accommodate the request.