Quick tips and resources
General tips and hints 
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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)
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Race, P. and Brown, S. (2005) 500 Tips for tutors. 2nd edition. RoutledgeFalmer, London.
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Tips on providing 'feed forward' guidance to students (PDF - 17.1KB)
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Using Blackboard for feedback (PDF - 16.8KB)
Getting students to engage
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Tips on how to engage students with their feedback (PDF - 21KB)
Evaluating feedback provision
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Use the HEA Feedback toolkit
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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
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A feedback form for providing comments on oral presentations can be downloaded from the Learnhigher resources page.
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(PDF - 9.28KB)
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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)
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Phil Race's guide on increasing student satisfaction with feedback provision.