Giving feedback and types of feedback

Behaviour/effort

What the teacher is giving feedback on:

9	Make more use of conjunctions to link your sentences – to help your reader understand the link between your ideas.	Language and ideas
10	Excellent work.	General
11	I’m afraid I can’t read this. Could you use a computer for your homework in future?	Quality of handwriting
12	Try not to be afraid of making mistakes when you speak.	Attitude/ behaviour

Giving feedback on writing

• Student to student (peer feedback)
• Teacher to student
• CONSTRUCTIVE AND POSITIVE.

Task

• Present a written argument or a case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic:
• Some people believe that computers are more a hindrance than a help in today’s world. Others feel that they are such indispensable tools that they would not be able to live or work without them.
• • In what ways are computers a hindrance?
• • What is your opinion?
• Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and with relevant evidence.
• You should write at least 250 words.

(Taken from S.McCarter & J. Ash (2003) IELTS Testbuilder, Macmillan)

SAMPLE CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING A WRITING