scispace - formally typeset
Journal ArticleDOI

The Power of Feedback

John Hattie, +1 more
- 01 Mar 2007 - 
- Vol. 77, Iss: 1, pp 81-112
TLDR
This paper provided a conceptual analysis of feedback and reviewed the evidence related to its impact on learning and achievement, and suggested ways in which feedback can be used to enhance its effectiveness in classrooms.
Abstract
Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement, but this impact can be either positive or negative. Its power is frequently mentioned in articles about learning and teaching, but surprisingly few recent studies have systematically investigated its meaning. This article provides a conceptual analysis of feedback and reviews the evidence related to its impact on learning and achievement. This evidence shows that although feedback is among the major influences, the type of feedback and the way it is given can be differentially effective. A model of feedback is then proposed that identifies the particular properties and circumstances that make it effective, and some typically thorny issues are discussed, including the timing of feedback and the effects of positive and negative feedback. Finally, this analysis is used to suggest ways in which feedback can be used to enhance its effectiveness in classrooms.

read more

Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Investigating Self-Regulation and Motivation: Historical Background, Methodological Developments, and Future Prospects

TL;DR: The authors describe the second wave of research, which has involved the development of online measures of self-regulatory processes and motivational feelings or beliefs regarding learning in authentic contexts, including computer traces, think-aloud protocols, diaries of studying, direct observation, and microanalyses.
Journal ArticleDOI

Developing the theory of formative assessment

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a framework for defining and delimiting formative assessment within broader theories of pedagogy, which can also unify the diverse set of practices which have been described as formative.
Journal ArticleDOI

Effectiveness of virtual reality-based instruction on students' learning outcomes in K-12 and higher education

TL;DR: Results suggest games show higher learning gains than simulations and virtual worlds, and for simulation studies, elaborate explanation type feedback is more suitable for declarative tasks whereas knowledge of correct response is more appropriate for procedural tasks.
BookDOI

Handbook of Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance

TL;DR: Self-Regulation of learning and performance has been studied extensively in the literature as mentioned in this paper, with a focus on the role of self-regulation in the development of learners' skills and abilities.
Journal ArticleDOI

Rethinking models of feedback for learning: the challenge of design

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors develop and analyse two models of feedback: the first is based on the origins of the term in the disciplines of engineering and biology, and the second draws on ideas of sustainable assessment.
References
More filters
Book ChapterDOI

Attaining self-regulation: A social cognitive perspective.

TL;DR: In this paper, the structure of self-regulatory systems, social and physical environmental context influences on self-regulation, dysfunctions in selfregulation, and selfregulatory development are discussed.
Journal ArticleDOI

Self-schemata and processing information about the self.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of schemata in processing information about the self is examined by linking self-schemata to a number of specific empirical referents, and the relationship of self-schemeata to cross-situational consistency in behavior is discussed.
Journal ArticleDOI

Formative assessment and the design of instructional systems

TL;DR: The theory of formative assessment outlined in this paper is relevant to a broad spectrum of learning outcomes in a wide variety of subjects and applies wherever multiple criteria are used in making judgments about the quality of student responses.
Journal ArticleDOI

Feedback and Self-Regulated Learning: A Theoretical Synthesis

TL;DR: The authors synthesize a model of self-regulation based on contemporary educational and psychological literatures, and use that model as a structure for analyzing the cognitive processes involved in selfregulation, and for interpreting and integrating findings from disparate research traditions.
Book

Attention and Self-Regulation : A Control-Theory Approach to Human Behavior

TL;DR: In this paper, Duval and Wicklund's theory of self-attention is used to describe the effect of attending to well-learned behavior. But, the focus on the environment is not the same as that of the self.
Related Papers (5)