Once assessments have been created, conducted, and the data has been analysed, the next step is giving feedback to students. This step is essential in making sure that student improvement takes place, and it is important to get it right. The online setting has affected teacher-student communication to a large extent, so you must actively make sure that students adequately understand feedback. Let’s revise a few basic concepts first, starting with a quick activity!
Let us go back to our Maggi example. For the
Learning Objective: “Students will cook Maggi with at least one additional ingredient”
Assessment: Make a bowl of vegetable Maggi
Data obtained after the assessment for student ‘X’: Made a bowl of Maggi with carrots and beans, the Maggi was perfectly cooked but the vegetables were raw.
Here’s an infographic which summarises what teachers should typically do with insights from student assessments.
