Lesson 5.5: Monitoring and Giving Feedback

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6. Monitoring and Giving Feedback

Monitoring

be more aware of their performance and more responsible for their learning
improve their learning
predict achievement on state and local standardized tests
achieve higher grades

when to ask a question, or give a prompt
when to praise
whether to challenge
how to include different groups of students in a task what to do about mistakes

Listening to and observing students

listen to your students reading aloud
Listen to discussions in pair or group work
observe students using resources outdoors or in the classroom observe the body language of groups as they work

Giving feedback

information about what happened
an evaluation of how well the action or task was performed guidance as to how their performance can be improved

what they can actually do
what they cannot do yet
how their work compares with that of others how they can improve

focused on the task being undertaken and the learning that the student needs to do
clear and honest, telling the student what is good about their learning as well as what requires improvement
actionable, telling the student to do something that they are able to do
given in appropriate language that the student can understand
given at the right time – if it’s given too soon, the student will think ‘I was just going to do that!’; too late, and the student’s focus will have moved elsewhere and they will not want to go back and do what is asked.

Using praise and positive language