| How can we ensure the feedback we give motivates pupils to learn? |
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If pupils think success depends on innate ability they may give up in order to avoid failure. If you acknowledge your pupils’ efforts they are likely to believe they can improve. And if you praise pupils for what they do well (such as successful strategies or techniques that they use) you are likely to increase their perceptions of themselves as learners because you are making them aware of what makes them successful. Frequent feedback that focuses on pupils’ behaviour and presentation (e.g. neatness) may impair the feedback you give about the quality of their thinking  .
Your evidence
You may like to explore the written feedback you give to pupils. You could select some of your pupil’s workbooks and make a tally chart of the types of feedback you give to them. Some headings might be:
Moving forward If, as an outcome of your analysis, you feel that you don’t highlight some children’s successes sufficiently, then you might like to seek and/or create opportunities for giving these pupils more positive feedback. You could also monitor the effects your feedback has on their motivation over time. Find out more  You can find out more about how AfL practices help pupils learn how to learn on the TLRP Learning how to learn project website at: http://www.tlrp.org/proj/phase11/phase2f.htmlYou can find out more about the potential of AfL to develop and improve pupil learning on the GTC’s Research of the Month website at: http://www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_teachingandlearning/raising/ You can find out more about putting AfL into practice on the GTC’s Research of the Month website at: http://www.gtce.org.uk/policyandresearch/research/ROMtopics/afl/ You can find more further reading suggestions on the theme of assessment for learning at: http://www.rtweb.info/ch14/nfr14.html |
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