The Power of Feedback and Goal Setting

Room 302 readers were introduced to the power of feedback through the work of John Hattie, an educational researcher. Hattie found that the most important factor in improving student work is feedback. Students were given back their reading pre assessments which had already been scored using a rubric. We focused on the importance of not the score - the number they saw - but on understanding what strong responses look and sound like. After taking a look at some sample responses, the rubric, and the learning progression, students reviewed their own responses. They looked for what they have and have not yet done in their own work compared to the sample responses and wrote realistic goals for themselves for how to improve their work as readers and writers.

"Feedback is the breakfast of champions." - Ken Blanchard