"Proving is good. Improving is better"

~ James Nottingham

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What is feedback?

Feedback is information on how we are performing in relation to our goal, and what our next steps might be to successfully achieving that goal.

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At the heart of feedback are 3 key questions:

1. What am I trying to do?

2. How much progress have I made so far?

3. What should I do next to improve?

 

Feedback helps to identify gaps between these answers and offers guidance on what the next step is to move closer to your goal.

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Why is it important?

Feedback is an essential element to learning as it is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement.  Feedback also creates opportunities for self reflection and improvement.

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It's all feedback!

We all struggle with feedback at times. Positive feedback is rewarding, but negative feedback can be upsetting. In the AG Class, we work to highlight that negative feedback is not personal - which is how we often take it. This is a hard concept to grasp so sometimes we need a little practice! The AG Class avoids comparisons between positive and negative feedback and we treat all feedback the same - as information to show us the next step in our learning.

 

How is it used in the AG Class?

In the AG class feedback is something that is explicitly taught. We work on providing feedback through peer and teacher feedback and teach children how to give, receive and act on feedback. This helps children to learn the steps of reviewing their work and analysing the next step for further learning. One of the important things for children to learn is that projects often go through a process of many reviews before it is finalised and considered finished. Creating a solution to the challenge is only half the work, reviewing and editing their work and preparing it for their audience is the other half of the workload. We offer feedback in peer and group reviews with ground rules and a feedback focus.
 

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