Feedback and Reflection in Education
Dear students, we have finally reached the last week of online classes for this semester, and I suppose you are looking forward to a long summer holiday. But before that, we'll have to go through a period of evaluation, assessment, exams, grading, etc. It's time to get some feedback and reflect on what we've done so far. Therefore, this week's topic is Feedback and Reflection in Education. Feedback is information given to the learner or teacher about the learner's performance relative to learning goals or outcomes. It should aim towards improvement in students' learning. Thus, the purpose of giving feedback is to improve the situation or the person's performance. Remember that you won't accomplish that by being harsh, critical or offensive, but only by being positive and focused on improvement. Through feedback, teachers can provide the students with suggestions for development, learning strategies, and corrections for errors. The ...