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What do students think about marking?

Mar 03, 2019 | Category: Featured
Over the past year or so, I've been doing some very informal research into students' attitudes and opinions with some of the schools I work with on an ongoing basis.Two years ago I wrote 2 posts summa...

Could less marking mean more feedback?

Sep 27, 2015 | Category: Featured
Opportunity makes a thief. - Francis Bacon I wrote recently about the differences between marking and feedback. In brief, and contrary to popular wisdom, they are not the same thing; feedback is uni...

Getting feedback right

Apr 10, 2014 | Category: Featured
For the sake of convenience I've collated and condensed my recent series of posts on getting feedback right, and they are now available as a single download. It's not intended to be a complete or exha...

Force fed feedback: is less more?

Jan 26, 2014 | Category: Featured
It is commonly and widely accepted that feedback is the best, brightest and shiniest thing we can be doing as teachers, and the more of it the better. Ever since Prof Hattie published Visible Learning...