Tip: Tools for Differentiation > Providing Feedback

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Providing learners with feedback is critical to learning. Among other benefits, giving feedback:

Promotes learning, improvement, and academic performance (such as helping identify strengths/weaknesses, enhancing skill development, guiding learning pathways, and providing clear direction).
Enhances motivation and engagement, cultivating a growth mindset (such as encouraging effort and boosting confidence).
Supports self-regulated learning (such as fostering independence and encouraging goal setting).
Builds effective communication (such as encouraging dialogue and developing language and expression skills).
Improves teacher effectiveness and teacher-student relationships (such as informing instruction, supporting differentiation, and individualizing learning). (Check out the eMINTS PAL Program to learn more about enhancing TSRs in your school!)
Encourages accountability and responsibility (such as promoting ownership over learning and creating learners who are active in their learning).

When providing feedback, make sure it is: timely, specific, relevant, balanced (both positive and constructive), student-centered, and actionable.

Try using BigBlueButton, Sakai LMS, Formative, or AnswerGarden to help you give learners feedback. You might even have learners use these tools to give each other feedback!

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