Need to keep your
audience more on track? Want to
bump up your teaching effectiveness?
Flood them with feedback.
Feedback is crucial to
effective learning and helps both the trainer and the learner stay on track.
Gathering feedback:
·
identifies the present state of learning.
·
highlights what needs to
be learned and suggests next steps.
·
monitors progress in
learning.
·
helps detect problems
quickly.
·
reinforces learning
accomplishments.
Many adults become
frustrated when learning doesn’t come easy. They can lose their confidence in being able to master a new
skill. Without skillful feedback and tutoring from the trainer the learners
may lose motivation. Maintaining
interest can become challenging.
Tips for Giving Feedback
Don’t Hesitate
Provide feedback ASAP. This enables learners to make any
necessary changes or modifications.
In addition, they are more likely to see the importance of the feedback
and make the necessary connections to what they have been doing. If the learner is not grasping a point
in the lesson it may prevent additional learning as the course moves on.
Include the positive
Sometimes the feedback
needed will not be positive. If,
for example, they have not followed instruction, or have seriously misunderstood
a key issue, then the trainer’s feedback will naturally contain many negative
points. However, in most cases, the
trainer can offer something positive in the feedback as well.
What you say and how you
say it will have a lasting impact on learners. Think carefully about tone of voice and body language in
giving feedback. Feedback is an
opportunity to strengthen rapport with the learner and to provide a teaching
moment.
Feedback goes both ways
Use feedback as a
two-way activity. Encourage students
to voice their concerns. The more
you understand their difficulties in learning, the greater is the chance that
you will be able to train them effectively and provide the right feedback in
the best possible manner.
Still learning,
Honey
Interaction Training
281-812-0211
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