Never One Way

Giving feedback is an important skill to master when teaching. It enables the learner to find doors for personal development. It can be given in many ways such as visual, verbal, tactile, etc.

Today, we did three-way teaching where we assumed three roles: to teach, to give feedback and to assess how feedback is relayed.

As the teacher, I taught my learner how to operate Perfect 365 app. The task which was to apply make up on a photo was highly cognitive and requires fine motor skills.  The sequence of our lesson was: 1) Introduce the application and its components, 2) Demonstrate operating the application and 3) Letting the learner do the procedures with guidance. I have learned that psychomotor and cognitive skills go together. The learner must understand the interface before she can manipulate.

As the one who gave feedback, I evaluated the manner and sequence of how lesson was taught. The types of feedback and their effectiveness to the nature of the lesson are also important to take note. I also noticed how progression was given by eliminating types of feedback little by little. I have learned that to be able to give a sound feedback, paying attention and knowing the activity are key.

As the assessor of the feedback, I have learned that good points should be emphasized first before the weak points. It’s also important to be specific on what areas should we suggest to improve on. To be able to assess a feedback, one should know that feedbacks have structure.

Learning is never one way.  This experience helped me in recognizing the importance of feedback in motivating my future patients. Honest and appropriate feedback is essential for improvement. It is an opportunity to tell our learners that we believe in their ability to be better.