1. Troy University eTROY Colloquium April 17-18, 2012

2. Professor Ivan Merritt Associate Dean, First-Year Studies Professor of Leadership Studies

3. What is feedback? Effective feedback characteristics Two practical techniques to consider

4. An objective description of a students performance intended to guide future performance …the process of helping students identify areas where they are right on target and provide them tips on what they can do in the future to improve in areas that need correcting. Feedback is value neutral. It describes what you did and did not do. Feedback shows where we are in relationship to the objectives and what we need to do to get there. Its intent is to help students get better at learning. - W. Fred Miser - Grant Wiggins - Robyn R. Jackson

5. Performance An objective description of a students performance intended to guide future performance …the process of helping students identify areas where they are right on target and provide them tips on what they can do in the future to improve in areas that need correcting. Feedback is value neutral. It describes what you did and did not do. Feedback shows where we are in relationship to the objectives and what we need to do to get there. Its intent is to help students get better at learning. - W. Fred Miser - Grant Wiggins - Robyn R. Jackson

6. PerformanceMeasurement of Performance An objective description of a students performance intended to guide future performance …the process of helping students identify areas where they are right on target and provide them tips on what they can do in the future to improve in areas that need correcting. Feedback is value neutral. It describes what you did and did not do. Feedback shows where we are in relationship to the objectives and what we need to do to get there. Its intent is to help students get better at learning. - W. Fred Miser - Grant Wiggins - Robyn R. Jackson

7. PerformanceMeasurement of Performance An objective description of a students performance intended to guide future performance …the process of helping students identify areas where they are right on target and provide them tips on what they can do in the future to improve in areas that need correcting. Feedback is value neutral. It describes what you did and did not do. Feedback shows where we are in relationship to the objectives and what we need to do to get there. Its intent is to help students get better at learning. - W. Fred Miser - Grant Wiggins - Robyn R. Jackson A Teaching / Learning Tool

9. Based on actual observations of a performance

10. Anchored to a set criteria

11. Based on actual observations of a performance Anchored to a set criteria Right amount, right time, right format

12. Based on actual observations of a performance Anchored to a set criteria Right amount, right time, right format A combination of positive and negative factors

14. Telling, Showing, Doing, Checking

15. Validate the evaluation with written feedback Overall level of performance General assessment of what was observed Strengths Shortfalls Final Grade

16. Focus your feedback on performance Be objective Assess and apply the appropriate method