effective methods for recording student feedback

Who in this room wants students to enjoy their

learning?

Who in this room wants all their students to achieve

higher grades?

Methods for engaging students and recording

student feedback.

David BriceTravel & Tourism department

Leeds City College

In this presentation!15 Minutes of inspiration

Motivational ideas

All students need the ability to express themselves in class

Maslow – We achieve independence and self esteem through achievement

Learners who participated more missed fewer college days, gained higher academic achievement and had fewer disciplinary problems.

Aspey and Roebuck (1977)

What a difference motivation makes!

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Students learn from students!

Students learn from each other via observation, imitation and modelling (Albert Bandura, 1969)

If teachers can use methods that encourage these behaviours then students will enjoy their course and achieve higher grades.

Learning through assessment

One of the things that David Nicol, from the University of Strathclyde, said in his excellent paper “Ten Principles of Good Assessment and Feedback Practice” was -

“It is essential to deliver high quality feedback to help learners self correct”

But you can only do this if you have the right information about a students performance

How can we achieve this?

Some old methods of getting feedback from students –O Whiteboard with pensO Flip chart paperO Verbal feedback from just one or two

students.

I don’t like whiteboards and pens!

In two years of teaching I have only used a whiteboard or flipchart paper

once !

What’s wrong with this method?

O Information is wiped from the whiteboard and lost.

O Flip chart information is difficult to share.

O Quiet students don’t give verbal feedback.

O Only one or two students may give an answer.

O It’s difficult to assess whether ALL students have the correct answer to a question.

Low participation rate is NOT good !

Why?

One student with the correct answer can fool

us into thinking the whole class knows the answer !

What to do?O Give students thinking time.O Everyone needs to work things out

for themselves.O Create a fun environmentO Get everyone involved.O Record student feedback for use

outside the classroom

Photo of students class work

Pinning to the wall (Padlet)

Poll Everywhere

Use video

Audioboo

QR Codes

This QR code links to a quiz that students scan with their mobile phones. It involves ALL students and I can measure the results.

Student reaction to technology

Student poll results

Positive Reac-tionNegative Reac-tion

From a poll of 63 students in Feb 2013

Geoff Petty (2009) says

“Student activity provides feedback to the learner and teacher and is a window into the students understanding”

Conclusion

OParticipation leads to achievement

OEngage ALL your learners with a range of activities.

ORecord student feedback to use later with assignments, to improve understanding and improve grades.

Thank you for listening !

I would love to answer questions about my presentation !