Quick tips and resources

General tips and hints

• Ten point guide to providing good quality feedback in Gibbs, G. & Habeshaw, T. (1989) Preparing to teach: An introduction to effective teaching in higher education. Technical & Educational Services Ltd. 
• Marking guidelines and what to look for when awarding marks, classes and grades (PDF - 81.9KB)
• Race, P. and Brown, S. (2005) 500 Tips for tutors. 2nd edition. RoutledgeFalmer, London.
• Tips on providing 'feed forward' guidance to students (PDF - 17.1KB)
• Using Blackboard for feedback (PDF - 16.8KB)

 

Getting students to engage

• Tips on how to engage students with their feedback (PDF - 21KB)

Evaluating feedback provision

• Use the HEA Feedback toolkit
• Evaluate your feedback using the Engage in Feedback audit tool checklist (PDF - 14.1KB)
• Dr Alan Howard's Information Assessment Management System presentation (PowerPoint - 458KB)

Feedback on written assignments

• Self-evaluation sheet for use with essays (PDF - 24.5KB)

Feedback on presentations

• A feedback form for providing comments on oral presentations can be downloaded from the Learnhigher resources page.
• Using post-it notes for providing rapid feedback on oral presentations (PDF - 18.6KB)
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• An example self-assessment sheet for oral presentations can be downloaded from the Learnhigher Oral Communication page.

Rapid feedback for first years

• ASKe leaflet on using generic feedback effectively.
• Tips on providing rapid feedback to first years (PDF - 17.5KB)

How to improve performance in the National Student Survey (NSS)

• Phil Race's guide on increasing student satisfaction with feedback provision.