Feedback Strategies
Feedback Strategies: Giving Good Feedback
This week, instead of learning about different types of feedback and why it is effective, I learned how to give good feedback to help other students grow. Giving praise is something all students desire to hear about their work, but it isn't going to help them become better. When giving praise, you need to provide concrete examples/evidence on what areas worked and which areas need more maturing. I chose two articles to read about giving good feedback and these are my thoughts!
This article was about how critical the language parents use with preschool children will affect them throughout their adolescent and teen years. During the early years of childhood development, preschoolers are developing their self concept-essentially what they believe they are capable of doing. As they mature, they begin to view intelligence as a fixed trait and this can't be altered. Although this may seem alarming, mindsets are all malleable and young children offer a perfect window for parents to alter it. Instead of generic praises, parents should be giving their children process praise which ties children's actions with their successes. Also, take advantage of the power of "yet." Just because a child "can't do something" just means the child "can't do something yet." They have the power to master this task eventually. Finally, tell stories of resilience. Parents can teach their children powerful lessons from experiences in their own personal lives.
This article shares how students progress more rapidly than others because of their mindset. Students believe they have the ability to grow. They have a growth mindset. The great thing is if a child has a negative mindset and hasn't been introduced to the growth mindset, their mindsets are malleable. The article relates this mindset to a mirror and how mirrors reflect back an image with no judgment. There are five qualities of feedback that foster a growth mindset that I learned today! They are:
1. Be specific
2. Focus on what the reader is doing
3. Focus on the process
4. Make sure it can transfer
5. Take yourself out of the feedback
Overall, I enjoyed reading these articles. They were super helpful in learning effective ways to provide feedback to other students in this class and outside in the work environment. I learned that generic praise is not going to be as specific as giving specific praise or using words like "yet." The great thing is mindsets are malleable and everyone has room to grow and develop that growth mindset. I am going to try and be a "mirror" and give feedback not only to other students but also to myself.
(Growth Mindset Brain: TalentQ)
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