A report describing a system for two-way feedback on work, devised by a tutor to be more engaging for the student whilst still providing detailed feedback when marking students' writing.
The focus was on creating an interactive method of providing written feedback by engaging students in evaluating their writing using specific questions and a general class feedback sheet. The tutor encouraged students to write questions about their work at the end of their essays, to promote a dialogue between them and the students.
The student feedback on these techniques was overwhelmingly positive especially regarding the use of different colours for highlighting good practice with different techniques. The students seemed to have a good understanding of what was required from them when completing work and they took a much more proactive approach to goal setting, relying on the teacher substantially less for guidance. Data was gathered from custom tests/assessments.