Unit 33 Giving Feedback

Chávez Sierras Alberto AarónQuiroz Pérez Mara Patricia

Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaFacultad de Idiomas

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Is giving information to someone about their learning and/or showing them that you have understood (or not) what they have said:

a) Motivation

b) Achievment

c) Feedback

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Feedback to learners can be linked to:

a) Autonomous assesment

b) Formal and informal assessmentc) Peer assessment

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The purposes of feedback are to:

a) Motivate, encourage learner autonomy and to help learners understand what their problems are.

b) Develop understanding of language use by using a visual representation.

c) Focus students on features of connected speech.

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When learners give feedback to each other on aspects of their learning this is called:

a) Methodology

b) Autonomous assessment

c) Peer feedback

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The teacher noticed all the learners were having problems with some target vocabulary. She noted the problems down and did a revision exercise the next day.

a) Delayed feedback

b) Peer feedback

c) 1:1 feedback

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A teacher, talking to a group of primary children at the end of a group work activity, said: “you talked a lot today and worked well together”.

a) Feedback on pronunciation b) Feedback on behaviourc) Feedback on learning styles

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A young learner had just finished talking to the class about his hobby. The teacher said: “Thanks, Juan. You tried hard. Well done”.

a) Feedback on language

b) Feedback on effort

c) Feedback on ideas

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A group of students gave oral presentations to the class. Afterwards, the teacher said: “You didn´t mention your reasons for choosing this topic. You need to include that next time”.

a) Feedback on organisation of ideas b) Feedback on range of languagec) Feedback on content

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400The teacher wrote on the first draft of a learner´s composition: “Look at this website for more ideas”

a) Feedback on grammatical mistakesb) Instructions on planning

c) Help with finding references resources

A teenage learner had written a story for homework. The teacher marked the work and wrote this comment: “this is so much better than the last week´s homework. Well done”.

a) Feedback attitude

b) Feedback on progress

c) Feedback on strengths and weaknesses

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A student wrote in his learner diary: “You always ask the same students to anwer. It takes me longer to think in English so I never have the chance to answer”.

a) Feedback to the teacher on classroom procedureb) Feedback to the teacher on materials and activitiesc) Feedback to the teacher on a specific language problem

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Character of Adventure Time:

a) BMOb) Uncle Grandpac) Muscle man

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The teacher wants to give written feedback to a young learner on the ideas in story he has written.

a) You used all the adjectives and adverbs in the list. Well done.

b) This was a great story. I love reading it. Thank you.

c) The characters really came to life. Maybe you´ll be a writer one day.

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The teacher wants to give some general feedback to a strong class on their oral presentations.

a) Most of you used the structure I suggested and, in general, the presentations were very successful.

b) Most of the presentations were interesting, though yours, Paola, and yours, Sylvio, were rather weak.

c) These went well, don´t you think? I thought they were all very professional and well organised.

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The teacher wants to give written feedback to an individual student on his behaviour. He writes a comment in his portfolio.

a) Your mark of 86% is very good. b) I am quite pleased with you this term. You have really tried hard.

c) This was a good term for you. You have calmed down a lot.

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The teacher wants to give feedback to an intermediate student. In a 1:1 and small-group situation the student speaks quite well but in a class situation he lacks confidence.

a) Your speaking is good! Think how well you did that role-play the other day.

b) It´s important you get over your lack of confidence. I´d like you to give a short oral presentation tomorrow.

c) I know you feel worried about talking in front of the class. But they´re worried too when they speak out. Have a go!