Good Feedback

Most feedback is unhelpful as per psychological research. 

There are two types of feedback to include ego involving (focusing on the person's position in the class), and task involving (giving feedback as to how the student can improve).

In fact, good feedback causes 'thinking'. as teachers we are are supposed to inform the students that ability is incremental and thus they can move forward. We should provide tasks involving feedback instead of ego feedback. 

Feedback is when you get an opinion from a different point of view and you take it into consideration to helps you improve.

"What makes a teacher outstanding instead of just good." Imagine in a situation, students can’t wait for the lesson to start. The lesson looks like an exciting journey where they learn and want to know more. Every time they progress and really see their progress.  Things become easier. All students  feel comfortable because the teacher interacts with the class using a variety of approaches, strategies, and techniques that bring something new in every lesson. 

As a teacher you can easily reshape the lesson if it’s necessary and can make it more interesting. 

When the lesson is over, the students go home, do their homework and even more, because they want to do it! As a teacher you inspire students and students want to speed up time to attend the next lesson as you are an outstanding teacher who creates a positive atmosphere!

I have not met many outstanding teachers in my life. In most cases they were just good teachers. Their lessons were structured, because they followed the plan and assessed the students using tests and home work. I acquired a lot of knowledge and I am thankful for it, but I can’t say the teachers were outstanding.

However, every good teacher has to have a positive attitude for students and create a rapport with them, so they are open and receptive to feed-back.

Don't Praise, instead engage. Engaged Students learn better from receiving task-centered feedback. Promoting one student over the others or giving verbal praise does more harm than good. It is more important and effective to discuss the task, how the student performed, and how to improve.

This article examines how using assessment motivates students: http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/dec97/vol39/num08/Using-Assessment-to-Motivate-Students.aspx