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Specific, descriptive feedback is necessary for improvement and success. How teachers provide suggestions for improvement is critical in "closing the gap" for students.
Teachers who combine strong subject knowledge with effective feedback can offer students rich, focused information about their learning and how to improve it.
Students who are clear about their learning can monitor their progress and seek feedback to improve their learning.
Feedback is most effective when:
Feedback is most effective when it is given at the time of the learning so that students can make improvements as they go. However, written feedback can be beneficial to learning if the following points are taken into consideration:
These "negatives" of written feedback can be avoided if there is good communication between teacher and student, so that the student can say if the feedback is helpful or not in providing paths for improvement.