what are the benefits of descriptive feedback?
class 10th
chapter - communication skills
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Feedback is information that is shared between a teacher and student, in order to help the student to improve from their current level of achievement, and to achieve their learning goals. Feedback should be detailed and targeted towards the individual student. It has been shown that “descriptive feedback is the most powerful tool for improving student learning” [1]
Feedback allows teachers to give students advice on how to guide their learning, how to improve a skill, and how to close the gaps in their learning. When you think of a learning goal as a destination on a GPS system, the feedback provides students with a recalculated map to reach their destination.
Feedback is the “most powerful single moderator that enhances achievement”[2]. Therefore, in order for students to be successful, or increase their success level, feedback must be given. Beneficial feedback must be timely, specific, and descriptive[3].
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Essentially descriptive feedback is relevant to the task students are performing, and allows them to re-focus, improve their mastery of the skill, and further engage in their learning. “It's the quality of the feedback rather than its existence or absence that determines its power”.