PBL: Feedback & Revision

What is it?

Strategies and structures for giving, receiving, and incorporating input into an idea, product, or experience.

Why does it matter?

• Giving and receiving feedback helps students to see the value of improvement over completion.
• Structured feedback and revision not only improves student work, but also deepens their understanding of the content.

Getting Started

• Facilitate feedback early and often during a project.
• Use structured feedback protocols to guide student-to-student feedback sessions. Repeat to build comfort levels.
• If possible, use your project rubric as a feedback tool. This draws attention to key learning outcomes and pushes students to think more deeply about their thinking.
• Provide statement starters for students who might struggle with how to word their input.

Feedback should be…

• Kind: Empathetic, considers students’ feelings and vulnerability.
• Specific: Focused on a particular issue rather than a product as a whole.
• Helpful: Provides examples and ideas that can move the work forward to a next step.

Tips & Tricks

• Create opportunities for anonymous feedback.
• Offer statement starters. E.g., “Have you considered… ”
• Incorporate elements of your rubric or learning outcomes to guide feedback.
• If applicable, trade work with other classes.

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