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Nigel Gibson Post 1

• 18 May 2020, 2:19 PM • Edited by the author on 18 May 2020, 7:55 PM

Section 5, Activity 3

Feedback

This thread is for section 5, activity 3

Take a few minutes to reflect on when you have been on the receiving end of written feedback in any context.

How have you felt, what has been useful and what less so?

These are examples of the type of posts we might expect to see:

"I know that sometimes I feel uncomfortable receiving written feedback because I cannot gauge tone, am I being told off?"

"I enjoy getting constructive feedback as it helps me to improve. Positive feedback is a great motivation"

Use the "Reply" button below to contribute to this discussion


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Shane Ogilvie Post 2 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 8 June 2020, 3:29 PM
It can be very difficult sometimes to understand what is being said in a...
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Jacqueline Jones Post 4 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 9 June 2020, 5:00 PM
I agree. The "depth 3" comments are good as they are highlighting a problem...
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Marcus Young Post 6 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 14 June 2020, 1:01 PM
I agree that having feedback that specifically identifies something that has...
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Callum Whittaker Post 44 (summarised) in reply to 2

• 4 August 2021, 3:14 PM
I enjoyed the specific examples of the three depths of feedback. When...
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David Sherlock Post 3 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 9 June 2020, 11:07 AM
I think in computer science, particularly in programming, it is essential not...
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Tamara Lopez Post 8 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 14 June 2020, 4:15 PM
This is a really good point. Novice programmers are programming, and...
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Colin Jenkins Post 20 (summarised) in reply to 3

• 30 June 2020, 12:20 PM
I have always found that programming is a continuous learning experience, and...
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Lucy Gillett Post 5 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 13 June 2020, 2:11 PM
I find constructive feedback works best for me, I need to know if I have done...
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Marcus Young Post 7 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 14 June 2020, 1:13 PM
Most of the recent feedback I get tends to be suggestive: "have you thought...
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Tamara Lopez Post 9 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 14 June 2020, 4:23 PM • Edited by the author on 14 June 2020, 4:24 PM
At the moment, I am revising a journal article that was returned with a...
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Marcus Young Post 10 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 14 June 2020, 10:53 PM • Edited by the author on 14 June 2020, 10:53 PM
Hi Tamara The dreaded third reviewer! One of my first papers had a dreadful...
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Tamara Lopez Post 11 (summarised) in reply to 10

• 15 June 2020, 11:12 AM
Thanks Marcus, this made me chuckle. You got there in the end, which is the...
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Jenny Bakkali Post 12 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 15 June 2020, 1:45 PM
Hi Tamara, A very pertinent point. I feel that the difficulty can sometimes...
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Petra Wolf Post 30 (summarised) in reply to 9

• 31 October 2020, 10:37 PM
I think it is really important to be constructive in one's feedback....
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Ben Pike Post 13 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 15 June 2020, 3:42 PM
Getting feedback helps me to improve, but I am sometimes nervous when...
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Colin Jenkins Post 21 (summarised) in reply to 13

• 30 June 2020, 12:22 PM
I always look forward to reviewing the feedback, even though I may believe I...
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Adrian Hehir Post 14 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 16 June 2020, 6:13 PM
I had to come up with a written procedure to improve service delivery across...
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Emmanuel Isibor Post 15 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 19 June 2020, 9:12 AM
The feedback that readily comes to mind right now was a very useful one for...
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Cath Brown Post 16 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 21 June 2020, 9:39 AM
Putting my student hat on here! What’s been useful - Feedback that shows me...
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Kate Sim Post 17 (summarised) in reply to 16

• 21 June 2020, 4:18 PM
Those are probably useful lists for tutors and would-be tutors to have. :-)
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Anna Pietrzak Post 18 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 24 June 2020, 1:41 PM
Any constructive feedback is useful; I can see my strengths and weaknesses,...
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Colin Jenkins Post 19 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 30 June 2020, 12:17 PM
I have generally had good constructive feedback throughout my OU student...
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Michael Liedl Post 22 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 5 July 2020, 3:55 PM
Back in 1998, 20 years ago, when I did most of the required courses for a...
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Toni Walton Post 23 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 9 July 2020, 2:58 PM
If there are some positives in my feedback it certainly makes me more...
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Rod Gliven Post 24 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 13 July 2020, 12:50 AM
Feedback is always a challenge, depending on the relationship of the parties...
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Graham Smith Post 25 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 14 July 2020, 12:08 PM
I work as part of a dotted line team who develop technical papers and...
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Martin Hillson Post 26 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 9 August 2020, 4:10 PM
Praise is nice and all that, but it is best when it carries some elaboration,...
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Bill Tarpy Post 27 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 28 August 2020, 10:02 AM
It's hard to be grateful to somebody who trips you up on the stairs. Must...
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Quentin McPhee Post 28 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 13 September 2020, 10:22 AM
When I have received feedback in the past, I preferred feedback identifying...
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Theresa Schrem Post 29 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 9 October 2020, 2:14 PM
I like the format for feedback that I learnt as a secondary school teacher,...
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Silvia Varagnolo Post 33 (summarised) in reply to 29

• 4 November 2020, 10:10 AM
Hi Theresa, I absolutely agree with this format for the feedback! I think it...
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Vincent Pelling Post 54 (summarised) in reply to 33

• 23 June 2022, 7:15 PM
Is this the sandwich method I've used for years? Start positive, then the...
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Kate Sim Post 55 (summarised) in reply to 54

• 26 June 2022, 10:48 PM
That is the one. When I get one of those TMAs, I start by congratulating them...
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Petra Wolf Post 31 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 31 October 2020, 10:41 PM
I am quite critical of my own work so negative feedback tends to really worry...
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Silvia Varagnolo Post 32 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 4 November 2020, 10:08 AM
When I receive written feedback I tend to focus on the negative points and I...
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Kevin Frost Post 34 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 11 January 2021, 9:30 PM
I think poor quality feedback can be very demotivating, not only can it...
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Fiona Baxter Post 36 (summarised) in reply to 34

• 23 June 2021, 2:02 AM
I agree there needs to be information about improvement - how else is the...
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Amanda Williams Post 35 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 13 June 2021, 1:03 PM
I found feedback for my PhD proposal quite difficult to understand. i was...
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Fiona Baxter Post 37 (summarised) in reply to 35

• 23 June 2021, 2:05 AM
This is an example of unclear communication and must have been torture for...
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Fiona Baxter Post 38 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 23 June 2021, 2:11 AM
The feedback sandwich is always useful. By clearly outlining steps for...
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Elena Sanchez-Heras Post 39 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 6 July 2021, 12:31 PM
So far, my tutors have been extraordinary. I think marking maths assays are...
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Charlotte Jukes Post 40 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 6 July 2021, 1:10 PM
I find positive feedback extremely motivating and use this to spur me on. I...
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John Dunning Post 41 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 9 July 2021, 1:19 PM
Feedback that gives reasoned detail and allows you to improve should always...
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Chi Onyekaba Post 42 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 17 July 2021, 10:41 PM
I find feedback very useful when I'm not only told what was got wrong but...
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Richard Collins Post 48 (summarised) in reply to 42

• 16 August 2021, 1:35 PM
Yes I agree, positive language is very important. I feel the TMA is the most...
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Suzie Miller Post 43 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 3 August 2021, 6:41 PM
I think the worst feedback I have got repeatedly was just to "improve my...
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Ann Holmes Post 45 (summarised) in reply to 43

• 6 August 2021, 10:59 AM
I appreciate detailed feedback when I have done really well. Its lovely to...
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Robert Stocks Post 46 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 14 August 2021, 7:26 PM
The main difficulty with feedback is removing the volume of text to reveal...
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Richard Collins Post 47 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 16 August 2021, 1:32 PM
I may have been very lucky with my time studying with the OU since 2012, I...
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Bob Moore Post 49 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 18 September 2021, 5:51 PM
Getting good feedback is always nice, but I am not actually all that...
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Andrea Davanzo Post 50 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 2 October 2021, 7:09 PM
I can say that I received very good feedbacks even if I did not received a...
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Skye Marshall Post 51 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 22 February 2022, 5:55 PM
I have absolutely been affected by the tone of written feedback. So much so...
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Sarah Collett Post 52 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 20 March 2022, 11:32 AM

Activity 3 Receiving Feedback

 When I have received feedback in the past after...
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Ravi Rajani Post 53 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 19 May 2022, 1:57 PM
I agree that we should strive to give Depth 3 feedback and keep the tone of...
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Avril Boyce Post 56 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 28 June 2022, 2:38 PM
This is an important area for students and immediately brought dread to the...
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Neil Hodge Post 57 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 3 November 2022, 10:14 AM
Having completed my OU degree in September I know folirst hand how...
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David Harvey Post 58 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 26 January 2023, 5:18 PM

Activity

 In low intelligence regiments of the army the psychology is to break...
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Adrian Osler Van Emmenis Post 59 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 2 March 2023, 5:34 PM
I am actually happy to get any feedback at all. I feel that I am able to...
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Khadijat Abiola Olorunlambe Post 60 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 28 May 2023, 4:57 PM
I have found that feedback with positive tone motivates me to do better in...
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Edward John Simmonds Post 61 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 14 August 2023, 12:05 PM
Word count is an important tool to ensure student assignments are 'to the...
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Sergejs Afanasjevs Post 62 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 22 September 2023, 10:53 AM
I recall struggling to receive feedback during my undergraduate degree, and...
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Muhammad Altaf Post 65 (summarised) in reply to 62

• 12 October 2023, 12:37 PM
Yes, I'll support your comment, if you will not receive any feedback you will...
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Joanne Nettleship Post 63 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 23 September 2023, 1:15 PM
I have found I tend to focus on the negative when receiving feedback. Because...
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Martin Wheatman Post 67 (summarised) in reply to 63

• 29 February 2024, 12:41 PM
I agree about the 3 types of feedback. I'm not to bothered if students get...
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Muhammad Altaf Post 64 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 12 October 2023, 12:34 PM
The last feedback I received was about my research productivity, that is...
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Martin Wheatman Post 68 (summarised) in reply to 64

• 29 February 2024, 12:52 PM • Edited by the author on 29 February 2024, 12:53 PM
"Positive and encouraging" - spot on! The feedback I got from my Sixth Form...
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Kate Sim Post 69 (summarised) in reply to 68

• 5 March 2024, 9:09 AM
I love that story. I shudder sometimes when I hear people talking about...
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Caroline Orr Post 74 (summarised) in reply to 64

• 6 July 2024, 3:33 PM
I completely agree. Feedback should always be given with a hefty dose of...
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Martin Wheatman Post 66 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 29 February 2024, 12:37 PM
I may have got ahead of myself as I replied in activity 5/2 that positive...
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Alveen Singh Post 70 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 22 June 2024, 1:42 PM
I was recently on a training module and my facilitator really took time and...
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Chris Brown Post 71 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 2 July 2024, 7:44 PM
I can remembr the shock I felt getting written "distance" feedback on my very...
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Caroline Orr Post 73 (summarised) in reply to 71

• 6 July 2024, 3:28 PM
I still tell a story of some biology homework I got back at secondary school...
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Caroline Orr Post 72 (summarised) in reply to 1

• 6 July 2024, 3:21 PM • Edited by the author on 6 July 2024, 3:22 PM
As I am about to start my fifth OU module in October, I have had quite a lot...
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