Feedback is targeted information given to students about their current performance relative to their desired learning goals. It should aim to (and be capable of producing) improvement in students’ learning, as well as being bidirectional by giving teachers feedback on student performance which in turn helps teachers plan the next steps in learning. Feedback in its various forms can be a potent teaching method with potentially large impacts on student achievement. It can also have some negative side effects under certain conditions.
Feedback is targeted information given to students about their current performance relative to their desired learning goals. It should aim to (and be capable of producing) improvement in students’ learning as well as being bidirectional by giving teachers feedback on student performance which in turn helps teachers plan the next steps in learning. Feedback in its va,rious forms can be a potent teaching method with potentially large impacts on student achievement. It can also have some negative side effects under certain conditions.