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• Feedbackneedstobeclearandspecificinorder forittobehelpfulfortherecipient,unlikeinthiscomic

• Effectivewrittencomments helpinstructors tointerpretstudents’numericalratingsontheYourFeedbackquestionnaires.

• Providingwrittenfeedbackgivesinsightinto ratingchoice.Theyhelp instructorsspecificallyidentifywhatstudentsvalueandwouldliketoseecontinue,aswellaswhereimprovementsmightenhance teachingandcourses.

• Commentscanalsobeused tosuggestspecificfuturechangestoteachingorcourses.

• Forthistohappen,writtencommentsneedtoclearlycommunicatehowstudents’individuallyexperience instructionandcourses.

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• BeRespectful: Noone isinclined tolistentofeedbackwhen it’sinsulting,rude,orthreatening.Don’tmakedemeaningcommentsabout race,gender,sexualorientation,religion,etc.

• ProvidePositiveand Constructive Feedback:Readingonlynegativefeedbackcanbeoverwhelminganddisheartening.Besuretotellinstructorswhatyouvaluedabout thecourseandinstructionaswell.

• BaseFeedbackonYourOwnPerspective:Don’tassumethatyourperspectivesandexperiencesaresharedbyeveryone intheclass.(beforeandafterexample)

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• Specificexamplesletinstructorsknowwhatyouthink theyshouldorshouldnotcontinuedoing andwhyyou foundspecificapproaches toteachinghelpful.

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• Instructorsneedtoknowthe outcomesoftheir teachingandcoursestructure.

• Thisisanopportunity foryou todirectlycommunicatehowthecourseimpactedyourexperienceasalearner.

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• Make specificsuggestionsforchange ratherthanjustpointingoutanissue

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