The Importance of Feedback

    Throughout education 250, I have learned the importance of feedback. Feedback is a very valuable tool for teachers to use in order to promote student learning and growth. "In recent years, research has confirmed what most teachers already knew: providing students with meaningful feedback can greatly enhance learning and improve student achievement" (Link at bottom) It is very beneficial for a student to receive comments on a task in order to make revisions instead of recieving a final grade. Learning stops when grades are given, whereas feedback gives students a chance to continue to grow. Using feedback in the classroom gives students a chance to learn from their mistakes while also giving them the motivation to improve their final grade. Effective feedback should be given within a reasonable amount of time, and should help students to know how to improve.
     Feedback related directly to the NCTCS, specifically standard four which says "Teachers facilitate learning for their students." Feedback is an important tool for educators to use in order to further a students learning. In my future classroom, I plan to give each student personal feedback for the tasks they complete in order for them to revise their work before their final grade. Using feedback as a source of learning is extremely powerful in helping student become self-regulated learners. By consistently getting teacher feedback, students may learn to evaluate their own work in the same way the teacher does. If students can learn to evaluate themselves without an educators input, they will further their learning to a high degree.

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/tips-providing-students-meaningful-feedback-marianne-stenger