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What constitutes “good feedback” is open to debate and may be influenced by discipline specific factors, however, the below provides a generic overview of considerations for those delivering feedback to students in Higher Education settings.

A good feedback strategy should engender the following attributes:

o Choice of feedback method (i.e. written, audio, verbal etc.)

o Both formative and summative assessment activities with associated

feedback or similar depth and personalisation

o Convenience for both tutors and students

o An associated dissemination strategy

o Balance

o Clear, comprehensible and individualised advice

o Provision to accommodate and include learners with disabilities

o Relevance, realism and authenticity

o Cultural egalitarianism

o Advice for accessing “expert” support where appropriate

o Feedforward

o Opportunities for follow-up discussion

Chris Wakeman

University of DerbyTop Tips for Providing Rich Feedback