Rapid, direct feedback is crucial to effective learning. In the gym, players receive feedback constantly while practicing their skills - "good footwork", "stay lower in your stance", "keep your follow through up longer", "great finish!" The feedback allows them to improve their performance immediately within the same drill, and confirms when they do it right. This communication is vital to the mastery of skill.
In the same way, rapid, direct feedback is crucial in the classroom. Students must know when they are performing a skill properly and must get specific, corrective feedback when they are not. This daily/weekly communication is critical when mastering a new skill. Communication of student progress helps both the student and interested parents understand where a student is in his development.
In the same way, rapid, direct feedback is crucial in the classroom. Students must know when they are performing a skill properly and must get specific, corrective feedback when they are not. This daily/weekly communication is critical when mastering a new skill. Communication of student progress helps both the student and interested parents understand where a student is in his development.