Digital Feedback

Why? When? How?

Dina Dobrou
TESOL Greece BIG SIG Day
November 2015

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Feedback A definition

Helpful information or
criticism that is given to
someone to say what can
be done to improve a
performance, product, etc.
Mirriam-Webster Dictionary

Feedback A definition
Actual

Use

Feedback

Referenc
e

Compariso
n
Adapted from Ramaprasad (1983)

For feedback to exist, the information

about the gap must be used to alter
the gap.

If the information is not actually used

in altering the gap, then there is no
feedback.
Ramaprasad (1983)
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Perception by the learner of a gap between a

desired goal and his or her present state (of
knowledge, understanding, and/or skill).
Action taken by the learner to close that gap in
order to attain the desired goal
(Ramaprasad, 1983; Sadler, 1989).

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Oral Work
h
W
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Accuracy
Fluency
n
Reformulation
/Recasting

Involving
students

Repeating

Echoing

Statement
& Question

Expression

Recording
mistakes

Hinting

Reformulation
/Recasting

Individual
notes

Adapted from Harmer

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Peer feedback has an extremely positive effect

on group cohesion.
(Harmer 2007)

Written Work
During (respond)

After (correct)

Strengths

Suggestions

e
h
W
?
n

Correction
Code

Selective
Marking

Student
Involvement
Adapted from Harmer

Cognitive Evaluation Theory

Summativ
e (grades)

Formative
(comments
)
Adapted from Black & William
(1998)

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References

Black, P. and William, D. (1998). Assessment and Classroom Learning.

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 5(1), pp.7-74.
English.heacademy.ac.uk, (2015). Using Screen Capture Software in
Student Feedback. [online] Available at:
http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/explore/publications/casestudies/tec
hnology/camtasia.php [Accessed 13 Nov. 2015].
Gifford, T. (2013). Feedback Loops and ELT. [online] ELTjam. Available at:
http://eltjam.com/feedback-loops-and-elt/ [Accessed 13 Nov. 2015].
Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English language teaching. Harlow,
England: Pearson Longman.
Scrivener, J. (1994). Learning teaching. Oxford: Heinemann Publishers
(Oxford) Ltd.
Stannard, R. (2012). Talking feedback. [online] the Guardian. Available at:
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jan/10/esl-video-feedback
[Accessed 14 Nov. 2015].,
YouTube, (2015). Talking about video feedback. [online] Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkdwg_4KJSc [Accessed 13 Nov.
2015].

Thank you
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