35. Types of feedback Informal worked examples, formative, informing the process Formal in writing (e.g. checklists, written commentary, generic exemplars) Direct to individual student (often at the end, time consuming) Indirect to whole class (what it might look like) Formative given during the run of the topic, enabling thinking and changes, get a ‘second chance’ Summative end of a topic, lets students know what they have achieved, often not read, no improvement, often just editing, too late, no explanation ‘Excellent’ or an essay for a poor effort
