How Feedback Works

Part I: Setting the Foundations for How Feedback Works Module 1: What is Feedback? Module 2: What Does the Latest Research Say about Feedback? Module 3: What Does the Feedback Process Look Like in Action? Module 4: What are the Four Foundational Elements of Feedback? Module 5: What are the Barriers to Giving, Receiving, and Integrating Feedback? Part II: The 4 C's: Care, Credibility, Clarity, and Communication Module 6: What is the Role of Care in How Feedback Works? Module 7: What is the Role of Credibility in How Feedback Works? Module 8: How Important is Clarity in How Feedback Works? Module 9: What is the Role of Evidence in How Feedback Works? Module 10: What Role do Teacher and Student Noticing Play in How Feedback Works? Module 11: What are the Similarities and Differences between the Four Types of Feedback? Module 12: How Should Feedback be Communicated? Module 13: How do Cues and Reinforcements Communicate Feedback? Module 14: How Can Technology Communicate Feedback? Module 15: How do Practice Tests Communicate Feedback? Module 16: How can we Engage our Learners in Communicating Feedback? Conclusion

Feedback is complicated, complex, and layered. How Feedback Works made it feel possible and easy! As someone who is familiar with formative assessment practices, which include feedback and peer feedback, I saw the through line immediately. Each module addresses a different type of feedback but also adds a deeper understanding of feedback as new ideas are discussed in various ways. This book added to my own knowledge and pushed me to think a little differently. -- Jeni Mcintyre * Director of Data-Driven Instruction, Tulsa Public Schools * The contents of this book are accurate, coherent, consistent in theme, and backed up with references and plausible examples. This playbook provides appropriate and relevant guidance for teachers, including learning outcomes and information on misconceptions. It is relevant for all levels of learners in this field-from the lead to the highly accomplished to the proficient and provisional educators. -- Leanne Hebden * Quality Teaching Coach, Literacy, Instructional Leader, Department of Education, Tasmania, Kingston Primary School * Feedback is the missing link. As educators, we know the important role that feedback plays not just for our students, but for our teaching as well. And yet if we do not understand what that feedback looks like and sounds like, we can never truly know the depth of our impact. How Feedback Works gives the teacher the tools they need to know exactly when to use feedback and the kind of feedback that should be given. -- Barbara Lane * San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools" * Feedback is one of education's most powerful assets in moving learning forward, yet it's often the most misunderstood. How Feedback Works ties in pedagogical principles with cognitive science and educational psychology to explain not only how to give effective feedback, but also how to create the structures and conditions necessary for feedback to maximize its potential on student learning. Through explanation, models, and guided practice, this playbook capitalizes on the research to help educators better understand and implement feedback that moves students to and through their next levels of learning. As an educator who coaches teachers, prekindergarten through twelfth grade, I'm excited to have this gem in my back pocket as a relevant reference to share with my colleagues and for developing my own knowledge and skill set around all things feedback. -- Kierstan Barbee * Director of Assessment for Learning *