Formative Feedback Guidelines to Enhance Learning

Why this information is important?
Feedback used in educational contexts is accepted as vital to improving knowledge and skill acquisition, and as a significant factor in motivating learning. Yet feedback can be given in ways that do not promote learning. Students who experience effective formative feedback show more learning success than students without effective formative feedback. Click here to find simple tips on giving feedback to help ALL students learn and current research on the topic.

This synthesis of research crystallizes clear guidelines for giving effective formative feedback. It identifies the particular features of formative feedback that are the most effective and efficient in promoting and sustaining learning.

Open invitation to attend ongoing meetings on Formative Assessment
Any and all faculty interested in using effective formative assessment to improve student learning is invited to attend ongoing discussions and sharing. An Assessment FOR Learning Faculty Group meets about once a month. Current research and topics on these issues are presented. Any faculty is welcome to come and share what they have been trying out in their classrooms as well. We learn from each other. Click here for more information on what formative assessment is and the goals of Assessment for Learning Faculty Group. For meeting topics, times, or to sign up contact Jarene Fluckiger in Teacher Education at jfluckiger@mail.unomaha.edu or at 554-3939.

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