Peer feedback against success criteria: students locate where peers are in their learning and give actionable clues, hints, suggestions, or wonderings¶

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Description¶

The brief defines peer feedback as "the practice of students analyzing evidence of learning (what another student says, does, makes, or writes) in relation to an interpretive framework, i.e., the success criteria, and then giving actionable feedback." Students locate where other students are in their learning and give clues, hints, suggestions, or wonderings about next steps. Teachers support the process by designing structured occasions to learn how to give and receive feedback, providing practice and reflection with protocols, and communicating why peer feedback benefits learning.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• An interpretive framework such as success criteria; structured occasions and protocols for practicing giving and receiving feedback; clear communication about why students engage in peer feedback.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Early elementary students, a majority designated as English learners

Target Learning Goals¶

• Improving work (e.g., reading fluency) against learning goals and success criteria

Related Strategies¶

• Peer Feedback
• Peer Feedback Protocols
• Reciprocal Peer Critique
• Peer Review Protocols
• Peer Assessment
• Action Oriented Feedback

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Barbara Jones, Molly Faulkner-Bond, and Jennifer Blitz. (2024). Accelerate English Learner Success: Students Participate in Collaborative Discussions. Region 15 Comprehensive Center, WestEd. https://csaa.wested.org/resource/introduction-to-the-extended-thinking-through-discourse-continuum/