Evaluate 1.1.2 Quality Feedback Quest

In your blog, provide a student work sample and accompanying feedback that showcases some of the expectations listed above and offers a sound example of quality, authentic feedback. Discuss aspects of the sample that align with the best practices discussed in this quest. After completing a blog post that meets the requirements of this quest, submit the link to your post in the Submission Form at the bottom of this page.

For an epidemiology course I recently taught students have a lab in which they are to go through facts and make a claim about the where they think the disease came from. Students often just want to put an X in a data chart. I created a simple rubric to help me grade the assignment and offered specific feedback for students as to how to improve their data charts by adding details. Because this is the first lab in this class (and they have not really be introduced as to how detailed data charts need to be I allow them to resubmit their work based on feedback).

First attempt at data chart

My feedback:

5 points out of 6 = 83.33

Your analysis and the way you used data to support your claim is spot on.

I would like you to spend a bit more time on your data charts putting in details about the situation. This is important in case another epidemiologist is looking at the data. Often epidemiologist in the field will send their notes back for someone to interpret them.

You can resubmit for half of your missed credit if you would like. 

Ms. L

                                     

Second attempt at data chart

FEEDBACK NOTES:

The feedback above observes best practices by  positive encouraging feedback. I told the student what they right - analysis was spot on and the student used data to support the claim. I  also explained specific reasoning as to why it is important to fill in data tables with qualitative and quantitative notes. The students was able to take this feedback and resubmit their data chart.  Now this student is aware of how detailed data charts should be in this class for future assignments.