Importance of feedback in developing your child’s confidence
September 29, 2008
Do you know that feedback can be the one of the most powerful tool that a teacher can employ to facilitate the learning in her classroom. Feedback can be used for variety of purposes like to assess the learning outcomes, to motivate a child’s indigenous style of expression, to challenge his/her thinking and to suggest alternatives. Remember that feedback is as important as the need for learning in a child-centered classroom. But we often tend to undermine its role. So here are some tips for making feedback session effective for teacher as well as for your child. Remember that good feedback techniques can reinforce a child’s confidence in a great manner, so just read out!
Make sure that the feedback is given immediately after the task gets finished so that it can be implemented easily and in an effective manner. Keep the feedback on a simple note so that it is comprehensible by a child. Make feedback clear, simple and complete. Mind it that using words like “you can improve” “well-written” should be refrain from feedback procedure as they creates ambiguity and bewilderment. Such statements make children confuses as hat he or she should improve or what was really good in their performance. Remember that personalized feedback works wonders in comparison to generic feedback, so make efforts to incorporate this method of feedback in classroom Addressing children by their names and then highlighting their strengths increases the probability of desired outcomes. It motivates and empowers a child by leaps and bounds. A teacher should also avoid using injunctions like “don’t write in uppercase, poor, untidy work” because such statements are power-centric and can disconnect the child with learning procedure. Instead, try to incorporate such a feedback in classroom which is dialogic and non-threatening.
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