The activity we had
today was three-way learning. Through this activity, we experienced giving
feedback to our learner. Additionally, we experienced giving feedback for our
classmate’s feedback to their learner! It may sound complicated but each group
soon found their own rhythm.
Other than the
interesting new skills we presented and taught, there is also one valuable
lesson to be gained in this activity. As important as teaching a skill is,
learning can be further reinforced using feedback. The learner will be able to
modify or improve his/her performance based on the feedback he/she gets. As
such, the teacher should have mastery of the skill he/she is trying to teach. Another
thing I’ve learned is that feedback can also come from the learner him/herself.
This is also an effective tool because it allows the learner to reflect on
his/her performance, which I think makes more of an impact than feedback from
the teacher. It’s also helpful that we’ve experienced receiving feedback from
our professors because during the activity, I was able to model the feedback I
gave from my previous experience with them.
Giving feedback had
always been part of our simulated cases during our laboratory classes. When I
look back on those experiences, I’ve come to the conclusion that feedback is an
inherent part of effective teaching. The basic knowledge of having accomplished
a specific skill depends on the feedback the learner gets. This is how
important feedback is to learning.
However, merely
giving knowledge of results is lacking, especially when applied to PT practice.
To ensure effective learning, the feedback given must also be effective. It
should be specific to the performance of the client and should be both
constructive and motivational. Perhaps one of the most important aspects of
feedback that I’m sure I’ll always apply in future practice is giving good
feedback. Telling our clients about their positive points and about what they did
good will be helpful in building rapport and motivating our clients. Hopefully, this knowledge takes me one step closer to being an excellent physical therapist.
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