Tag Archives: Guiding Student Research

5 research-based Tips for Providing Students with Meaningful Feedback

Resource:  5 research-based Tips for Providing Students with Meaningful Feedback.  Stenger, M. (2014). Accessible at https://www.edutopia.org/blog/tips-providing-students-meaningful-feedback-marianne-stenger

The WHY:  The fact that these tips are grounded in research makes this a useful blog to read.  The presentation is straightforward and the citations are linked to the article.  The blog also highlights (in tip #3) the importance of learner goal-setting which is another aspect of student research guidance addressed in this module.  How do you help student set goals for their work.   Then this goal can also assist the instructor with providing the kind of feedback that is learner-centered and meaningful.

Peer Feedback

Video: Peer Feedback (5:19).  Viewable on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3inp0AtDWCs

The WHY:   Guided by Julie Schell, Executive Director of Learning Design at the University of Texas at Austin, the video is recorded interviews with professors from the University of Groningen on the ins and outs of having students give feedback to each other.

How to give your students better feedback with technology

Core reading:    How to give your students better feedback with technology.  Fiock, H., and Garcia, H. (2019).  Accessible at https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20191108-Advice-Feedback

The WHY:  In a blog from the Chronicle of Higher Education, the authors present a substantive, but practical, guide to providing effective feedback to students with dos and don’ts as well as when to and when not to tips.  The Chronicle is always a respected source of information and the offerings related to online education are solid and well-grounded in scholarly works.