3.4 Promoting Student Learning From Feedback

Key Principles

When seeking to enhance student learning through feedback the following principles apply:

• Explicit - The importance of responding to feedback and not just the mark awarded should be made explicit.
• Accessible - Feedback comments should be provided in clear, jargon-free and constructive terms in order for students to allow student to fully engage with these.
• Relevant - Whilst generic feedback to a class group is beneficial, feedback on future assessment strategies should be individualised in order to be viewed as relevant to personal development.

• Interactive - Students should be given opportunities to develop and discuss with their tutor (and peers) their own strategies for future improvement in assessment.

Good Practice

• Peer Discussions - Provide time in teaching and tutorial sessions for students for student to discuss feedback comments with their peers in class and develop a range of strategies for development.
• Reflective Portfolios - Encourage students to keep a record of their assessment feedback throughout their programme and make reflections on this. Use tutorials to discuss these.
• Individual learning plans - Use feedback to support students in developing individual learning plans. Use tutorials to discuss these.