Timeline for How can I give feedback that is not demotivating?
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| Dec 19, 2020 at 1:09 | comment | added | Amos Hunt | Better feedback than "I don't think you understand" is "That explanation doesn't show evidence of understanding." Better still might be a paraphrase that shows the weakness of the explanation. "Ah, so you're telling me that [something the student will recognize as wrong but actually follows from their statement]" | |
| Dec 16, 2020 at 5:58 | answer | added | WeCanLearnAnything | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 16, 2020 at 2:04 | comment | added | WeCanLearnAnything | @DivakaranDivakaran "IMO, one should not feel humiliated when wrong." This is great advice for Vulcans and robots. Less relevant for human beings. :) | |
| Dec 15, 2020 at 21:49 | comment | added | Andrew Morton | @DivakaranDivakaran People not feeling bad about being wrong causes problems, for example Nero, Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot... need I go on? | |
| Dec 15, 2020 at 21:11 | answer | added | ti7 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 15, 2020 at 11:54 | comment | added | Divakaran Divakaran | @DavidMulder I was not aware of this. I am realising my mistake after the discussions here. | |
| Dec 15, 2020 at 8:13 | comment | added | David Mulder | Just noting that the 'flipped classroom' and the research justifying it's use are about class time being spend on what would have classically been the homework so that there is an increased amount of 1:1 time when students have trouble with questions. Having students primarily 'waste' other students time by giving a 'worse than you' presentation can have it's place for sure, but really shouldn't be associated with the concept of a flipped classroom (although it could be one small facet of a flipped classroom). | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 16:33 | comment | added | guest | My advice is to give them different objectives that you are able to sign off on. Having them lecture is a prescription for this type of problem. Better would be to have recitation with the homework practice problems on the board. Note, o realize this is not a direct response, which is why I use a comment on the question itself. | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 13:35 | comment | added | Divakaran Divakaran | @AndrewMorton IMO, one should not feel humiliated when wrong. In fact, we spend a lot of time in the first year of our program to drive this point home. Linear algebra is a second-year course. | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 13:03 | comment | added | Andrew Morton | I may be misunderstanding the concept, but is there any way to avoid the public humiliation of telling them they're wrong while they're standing in front of the rest of the class? | |
| Dec 13, 2020 at 20:33 | comment | added | Sue VanHattum♦ | Thank you for this question. I appreciate the answers, and am grateful to be given a chance to think about this. I am guessing that most of us are struggling right now to find ways to help our students learn. | |
| S Dec 13, 2020 at 14:07 | history | suggested | Peter Mortensen | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Copy edited (e.g. ref. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_algebra>). Fixed the question formation - missing auxiliary (or helping) verb - see e.g. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4yWEt0OSpg&t=1m49s> (QUASM). Removed meta information (this belongs in comments). |
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| Dec 12, 2020 at 21:59 | answer | added | Brendan W. Sullivan | timeline score: 7 | |
| Dec 12, 2020 at 21:42 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Dec 12, 2020 at 20:32 | answer | added | Daniel R. Collins | timeline score: 16 | |
| Dec 12, 2020 at 17:40 | answer | added | FoiledIt24 | timeline score: 12 | |
| Dec 12, 2020 at 16:02 | answer | added | user507 | timeline score: 27 | |
| Dec 12, 2020 at 15:31 | comment | added | Divakaran Divakaran | A suggestion I have received from my colleagues and was in the answers to the other question is "ask questions that will make them realise their mistakes". However, time constraints make it very difficult. I do tell my students to discuss with me before presenting it to the class, but very few students take up that offer. | |
| Dec 12, 2020 at 15:28 | comment | added | Divakaran Divakaran | @DaveLRenfro Thanks for the comments. I have edited the question. The related question also has helpful ideas. | |
| Dec 12, 2020 at 15:16 | history | edited | Divakaran Divakaran | CC BY-SA 4.0 | added 496 characters in body |
| Dec 12, 2020 at 14:53 | comment | added | Dave L Renfro | Somewhat related: Should students be told they're wrong | |
| Dec 12, 2020 at 14:49 | comment | added | Dave L Renfro | (+1) for a good question that I don't think has been explicitly asked here before, although someone will probably show that I am wrong shortly after I post this comment. My initial thought is that if you actually said (or wrote) you are wrong, try using wording that is less likely to be seen by some students as a personal attack, such as the answer/reasoning you provided is not correct (or "is not entirely correct" for more distance from "you are wrong"), and if you didn't really say "you are wrong" but instead said something softer, then you should edit your question accordingly. | |
| Dec 12, 2020 at 13:41 | history | asked | Divakaran Divakaran | CC BY-SA 4.0 |