I read How to Craft Constructive Feedback and How To Give Students Specific Feedback That Actually Helps Them Learn, both of which I found insightful.
The first, a transcription of an infographic, did an incredible job of distilling how feedback should be given in certain situations to provide the most useful kind of response to the person receiving. The idea of having critics and creators syncing up in the same mindset so as to create the most relevant and useful feedback is a fascinating idea that I had never considered before, but now I can't understand why it should be any other way. It seems like any other way would cause the critic to evaluate the creator falsely, whether on purpose or not.
The second was an article that detailed how people should provide feedback to students in the most productive way possible. It describes how feedback, especially for students should be clear and direct, not vague or general. They need to know exactly what it is they did a "great job" on, or what part of their project specifically they need to "work on". This, once again, feels like a no-brainer, but is something I had never really given much thought to. Looking forward, I hope to be able to employ this idea of giving specific, actionable, and timely feedback to people that it can actually be used to improve upon whatever I am supplying feedback for.
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Hello once again Callum. I think your views on feedback are pretty spot on. It is always a good thing to make sure there is a clear view of the point you are trying to make. Just telling someone good job is fine and dandy, but it seems super empty. It all may seem like common sense, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t important.
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