Setting+objectives+and+providing+feedback

Research and theory on goal setting 1. Goal setting is the process of establishing a direction for learning. 2. Instruction goals narrow what students focus on. This can have a negative effect my students' attention is so focused that they ignore information not specifically related to the goal. 3. Instructional goals should not be too specific. Goals stated in behavioral objective format do not produce effect sizes as high as instruction goals stated in more general formats. 4. Students should be encouraged to personalize the teacher's goals. working with contractual format to identify each students goals they will try to attain. Classroom Practice in Goal Setting 1. Specific but flexible goals - let the students personalize goals “1 want to know. . .'' and “ I want to know more. . .” 2. Contracts - provides students with more control over their learning. Research and Theory on Providing Feedback
 * 1) performance - an objective always says what a learner is expected to be able to do; the objective sometimes describes the product or result of the doing.
 * 2) conditions - an objective always describes the important conditions (if anyl under which the performance is to occur.
 * 3) criterion - whenever possible, an objective describes the criterion of acceptable performance by describing how well the lender must perform in order to be considered acceptable.

The most powerful single modification that enhances achievement is feedback. The simplest prescription for improving education must be ”dollops of feedback” 1. Feedback should be corrective' in nature: provides an explanation of what they are doing that is correct and what they are doing that is not correct. 2. Feedback should be timely: Feedback given immediately after a test-like situation is best. The more delay the less improvement there is in achievement 3. Feedback should be specific to a criterion: it should reference a specific level of skill or knowledge. 4. Students can effectively provide some of their own feedback: students can effectively monitor their own prowess, self-evaluation Classroom Practice in Providing Feedback Criterion-referenced feedback - Use rubrics Feedback for specific types of knowledge and skill - the more specific the better

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