Tridib ChatterjiDubai Women’s CollegeApril, 2010

Do student presentations (peer teaching)?Provide individual feedback prior to delivery?Provide feedback immediately afterwards?Assess feedback sessions – student preparedness…Do peer feedback

BackgroundKey Research FindingsFeedback Statistics – Semester 1, 2009/2010Feedback MethodologyFeedback Methodology (1, 2, 3)Feedback in Projects (Assessment Criteria)Feedback Pitfalls

Student Forum survey data – 968 students surveyed, 11/2009:

Students prefer written projects, practical tasks and many small tests (80%)

Students would like to have more feedback (even for A students) – both written and oral individual feedback is helpful (students feel that this feedback is very useful as a learning opportunity) (70%)

Corrective feedback significantly increases student learningOne of the most significant activities a teacher can engage in to improve student achievement Effective feedback is timely. Delay in providing students feedback diminishes its value for learningCriterion-referenced feedback provides the right kind of guidance for improving student understanding

* Source: http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/prov.php

* Feedback includes individual project and presentation plus group project with individual components

One-on-one feedback and group feedback:51 students in three sections77x (51 individual, 13 group meetings, 13 group

presentations)Total feedback = 2195 minutes or 37 hours *

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Individual meeting/feedback after topic assignment and after first week (assessed)

Immediate feedback after presentation compiled from written notes. (Two-way)

Online Peer feedback (group project)

Individual meeting/feedback after topic assignment and after first week (assessed)

Immediate feedback after presentation compiled from written notes. (Two-way)

Online Peer feedback (group project)

Argumentative or hostile students.Students with unrealistic expectations (poor performance vs high grades)Non-timely feedback i.e. not immediately after session