Everybody thinks they are right in a war. You would not fight a war if you know that you're wrong. My point is, to make things perfect you will need a third party involved. Feedbacks are comments made by others from other points of view on your actions or work. It may seem flawless if you look at your actions or work, but it may seem different to other people's opinion. Feedbacks are all about spotting strength and weaknesses. If someone spots a mistake in you, you should be thankful because you have a mistake to learn from. Learning from mistakes is the ultimate key in learning. If there is no mistakes in you, then there is nothing in this Universe you don't know about.
GOOD COMMENTS
Good comments can be very helpful. It tells you what you did right, and what you can improve on. What you did right you should continue to develop on; what you dis wrong you should try not to make the same mistakes anymore, learn from it. It posses a great impact on you and will help you tremendously with your studies.
BAD COMMENTS
Bad comments are are pointless, useless and a disgrace. It tells you some nonsense that are utterly meaningless. Normally these nonsense are just random stuffs like 'nice (y)' or 'short and simple'. Some people even try to be funny or flirty b commenting pointless things like 'sweet like honey, just like you'. You can't learn anything from it, it basically tells us nothing. If someone puts a comment that looks like a grade, or a percentage, it can be anything. It can be the amount you got wrong, or the amount you got right, or the amount of words you wrote comparing with his, could be anything. NONSENSE!
Blogs are a good way to give feedback because:
- It's virtual and the comments can be reviewed.
- Feedbacks can be done on a blog and it is certainly a positive reinforcement.
- Critiques can also helps and improve the learning of student.
- Simple and great platform for students to exchange views and opinions on their work.
- Shy or left out students can offer their comments to other students to save themselves from embarrassment.
I think I have been giving kind of bad and useless feedbacks to other learners, although some of them are quite average. Some of the comments I have made on other students are quite obvious that it is 'just for the sake of getting over with' kind of comment, for example: 'Simple and sweet, the way I like it'. I confess that I feel guilty after learning what benefits good feedbacks can give to a learner and what evil bad feedbacks can do and harm a learner. I shall make some improvements.
After I read this learner's work, I gave her feedback. I included points of where she did particularly well, where she could improve on, and what goal she should aim for next time. I think that this learner may feel a little motivated after what I have said about her blogging skills. She could improve on making her blogs more interesting by adding pictures in.
Thats all I have to say for this posting.
Special thanks to a SMART friend who helped and encourage me to do this work up to my standards.
-MAXWELL-
