Filmed at the ResearchEd event in Sweden during 2019. Harry Fletcher Wood is a History teacher who turned to research to answer key problems and works with the Improving Teaching group.

 

It is a 36 minute video which looks at feedback; what we do wrong and how we can address these shortfalls.

 

  • Uses the radiator thermostat analogy to explain teaching/feedback – do it until we reach the correct point and then stop. We will then need to do it again as we need to develop ideas further.
  • Makes an interesting point about feedback not usually being the problem – poor curriculum and lack of objective clarity more pertinent.
  • Reinforces the idea that feedback should improve the student rather than the specific piece of work.
  • Considers the value of verbal feedback and suggests we give the feedback before the students complete the work…..
  • Suggestions for sensible feedback routines including using models as feedback for whole groups.

 

An easy watch with key questions discussed and a number of practical suggestions shared. Be prepared to skip through some parts as the filming continues throughout periods of audience discussion. It would be useful if we could see the screen fully to know what he is talking about. However, it is easy to guess the content.

 

Additional references made during the talk:

 

Valerie Shute 2008 – Formative Feedback https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/0034654307313795

 

Oliver Cavaglioni – Feedback

https://www.olicav.com

 

Naomi Winstone – Review of Feedback Principles

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00461520.2016.1207538