Giving Effective Feedback on Student Writing

There are many things you can do—before the semester, early in the course, and throughout the course—to help students adopt a growth mindset in your writing course; here are 7 ideas.

At a glance, review strategies for impacting your students’ mindset before the semester, early in the course, and throughout the course.

How can you get students to be more receptive to your feedback? The right tone can help.

At a glance, review some recommendations for giving feedback that’s “candid, empathetic, supportive, encouraging, constructive, and respectful.”

Consider different techniques that can lead to students getting more and better feedback overall.

At a glance, learn more about alternative ways to give effective feedback more efficiently.

The School of Education and Human Development at UVA digs into their feedback process to reimagine how they engage faculty and students in the feedback cycle.

In this episode, Jenny Quarles is joined by Dr. Naomi Winstone, a published author and expert on feedback from the University of Surrey in the UK, and Joe Fore, a UVA faculty member within the School of Law.

We turn our attention to a more substantive aspect of writing feedback: what and how much to comment on.

At a glance, review ideas for what to focus on before, while, and after commenting on student writing.