Field or discipline: Occupational Therapy
Program: Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Deakin University.
Year level: 3rdClass size: 60 (but can be used for any class size)
Activity type: Feedback - Informal
Description: Several times during the semester at the end of the lecture I ask students to spend 5 minutes writing down 3 thoughts about the unit or their learning so far. I usually ask them for three specific responses and use a variety of questions for this and vary them throughout the semester. Students are asked to respond to questions such as:
- Something they have learned so far
- A problem they are having
- Something they “still don’t get”
- Something that has surprised them
- Something that they want to learn
In the space of 5 minutes you can have 60 pieces of feedback, given anonymously as students leave the lecture theatre. This provides quick, really useful feedback on how students are feeling about their progress. Usually done for the first time in about week 3, it provides information about how students are feeling about the unit so far and allows you to quickly identify and address, any concerns rather than wait until the end of semester when the formal student evaluations are released.
Application: This technique of acquiring feedback could be used in any discipline.
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