We understand that the feedback to students is very important. Yet, it is often difficult to do during our teaching schedule. What type of feedback is effective? When do my students need feedback the most and how often should they be given? We suggest teachers consider using the following chart to identify what tasks to be assessed and descriptive feedback to be provided. Below is a sample of identified assessment and feedback areas in one learning cycle.

Information purpose: Teacher may collect or just observe students’ answers and use it for information purposes. No need to grade.
Peer Feedback: Students provide feedback to each other’s work.
Descriptive Feedback: This is not a good ol’ “Good Job!” type of feedback. Teacher provides descriptive feedback in which he/she highlights what the student is doing well and what areas can improve and how they can improve them.
Grade for Quality: Teacher evaluates students’ work. Compass Interactive Workbook provides the rubric to help teachers with this. Teacher analyzes students’ work and recognizes overall trends to improve his/her instruction.