Framework for feedback

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Thank you for joining me to discuss a Framework for Feedback. Today, we're going to answer the question of what is the 2 and 2 Feedback Framework. The 2 and 2 feedback model is made up of offering two compliments and two suggestions as a form of feedback for your students.

This framework is important because it's a feedback process that enhances the critical thinking skills of both the teacher and the student. And it provides for the student a deep engagement with the content. And it also can offer the teacher an opportunity to give broad and balanced feedback in a timely fashion so that students can make the changes that they need.

I actually use this a lot when I'm having paper conferences with my students. I'll give them two compliments, and then we'll move on to the suggestions. I feel like it also kind of tempers the feedback that we're giving.

Even though it's always going to be constructive criticism meant to help with students, a lot of times, students are put off by getting feedback on their papers or on something that they've worked really hard on. So it's a good way to temper the feedback because they know that you're not just going to talk about everything they did wrong. You're going to talk about what they did right as well.

So why should we use the 2 plus 2 framework? It's an easy framework to use, so don't be fooled by how easy it appears to be on the surface. This can still be a great way to give meaningful and constructive criticism to your students. As I said in the slide too, it really helps build relationships, especially the two compliments because the students know that regardless of what they're turning into you to give feedback on, they are going to be met with compliments as well.

And I just really am a firm believer in getting to know your students and getting to know their strengths and weaknesses. So not only can this work as a data collection in both ways, but it can also help you get to know the students on a more personal level. So we're going to go over a example of the 2 plus 2 feedback.

So in this scenario, the students are writing a paper that requires textual evidence and synthesis to reinforce the thesis statement. It's graded on a 6 plus 1 traits of writing. My two compliments to the students include that the student had a strong grade appropriate word choice that improves readability and that it was a well-organized essay that helps with the flow.

These are important because having the grade-appropriate word choice and vocabulary and having a well-organized essay are two things that we've been working on throughout the school year. So I'm recognizing the fact that maybe they didn't master some of the newer concepts, but they've definitely showed mastery on some of the older concepts.

And my two suggestions to the student include choosing quotes wisely and not arbitrarily. This is a big area that a lot of students make is that they just choose quotes randomly that don't really connect with the content of the paper. So I'm going to even tell the student that in the feedback. It's not just you. This is a common problem.

We're also going to discuss working on transition within paragraphs to help with the flow. So a lot of times with writing, we focus a lot on transitioning from paragraph to paragraph. In this case, with the student, the flow was a bit abrupt when they tried to transfer from synthesis to a new quote, et cetera. This might be a suggestion that's specific to the students. So this is going to offer me the opportunity to have a mini lesson with that student.

Let's quickly reflect. Name one scenario when you could use 2 plus 2 feedback in your classroom? And what's one benefit you could see for using 2 plus 2 feedback? To review, we talked about what the 2 plus 2 feedback framework is.

Now it's your turn to apply what you've learned in this video. The Additional Resources section will be super helpful. This section is designed to help you discover useful ways to apply what you've learned here. Each link includes a brief description, so you can easily target the resources you want. Thank you for joining me and happy teaching.