What is it? The vast majority of academic staff at the University of Southampton regularly encourage their students to contact them via email if they are experiencing any problems regarding their studies. This is an excellent opportunity for students to receive individual feedback on a one-to-one basis without having to visit their tutor or lecturer […]
Computer-mediated annotations (e.g. E-Assignments, Turnitin)
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback, Class/ general feedback, Feedback technologies
What is it? Following a number of low scores on the National Student Survey, several departments across the University of Southampton started to use online platforms such as E-Assignments or Turnitin to mark assignments and deliver feedback. This has proved to be particularly successful with students who maintain that annotated scripts are very helpful and […]
Appointments with lecturers during office hours
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback
What is it? Office hours of teaching staff are the times at which students are able to find lecturers in their rooms during term-time. Although appointments are not necessary, it is best to arrange an appointment by email if students need to see someone about a particular issue. Office hours are a great opportunity to […]
Additional Workshops
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback
What is it? Many lecturers find that making themselves available in online forums, such as Blackboard, Twitter and Facebook, allows them to effectively identify any problems their students may be experiencing and thus put in place additional workshops to ensure that students have understood everything that has been covered as part of the course. Moreover, […]
Verbal and written feedback on oral presentations
Posted on February 10, 2015 by Laurence Georgin in Verbal feedback
What is it? When students present their work in front of their peers and/or tutor, they often receive verbal feedback on these oral presentations. This is often the case with respect to exercises carried out in group settings, which is another opportunity to provide informal feedback. Moreover, verbal feedback is often complimented by formal, written […]
Feedback from PhD supervisors
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback
What is it? Postgraduate students are expected to take a high level of responsibility for their own progress. Research students are allocated a research supervisor (usually more than one) and will be expected to attend regular supervision meetings where they will receive feedback from their supervisor. Supervisors should give students regular, prompt and constructive feedback […]
Assessment as feedback
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback, Verbal feedback
What is it? Both formative and summative assessments are often used to identify how much a student has learnt over the course. It is not uncommon for students to only receive a mark via email or in the post following an exam or a set of exams. In addition to the individual mark, many tutors […]
Feedback at the end of the lecture
Posted on December 19, 2014 by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback
What is it? As part of their lecture, many lecturers regularly hold question and answer sessions where students are encouraged to ask any questions they may have relating to the lecturer content, or an upcoming assignment or exam for example. This is an excellent opportunity for students not only to highlight any concerns they may […]
Mark Sheets
Posted on December 1, 2014 by Laurence Georgin in Written feedback
What is it? When students complete an exam, an assignment or even a piece of classwork, tutors often grade this work based on a discipline specific mark scheme that is divided into categories. For example, in Modern Languages, the categories include content, structure, accuracy, style, range of expression, syntax, register and vocabulary. All categories are […]