Feedback Strategies

Learning Process, by Hina Kaynat of Islamia University of Bahawalpur


Feedback for learning


The article talks about the brain's tendency to prioritize negative experience over positive feedback, this is called the negativity bias. We are more sensitive to negative emotions, overreacting to unpleasant things, and not incorporating positive traits from success or compassion. The article then talks about a method to overcome negative bias and embrace our positive experiences. The method is called HEAL– an acronym for: "have a good experience, enrich it, absorb it, and (counterintuitively) link it to something slightly negative." 

How to give feedback


This article talks about how the language we use with children when they face challenges or struggle with learning, is a crucial step in teaching them how people learn. The main takeaways from the article for me were: the power of language in feedback, replacing the generic praise with process praise, the power of "yet," and the power of resilient stories. 

After reading the articles, I've learned that giving feedback isn't about just telling someone they are wrong, or that they are right; it is about making them grow and learn. I also learned that when receiving feedback, focus on the positive, embrace it, but also learn from the negative experiences. 


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