Three questions good feedback answers
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Day 16 / 60Week 2 · Learning ScienceLesson
Feedback
Learning goal
Write feedback that teaches instead of judging.
Estimated time
25 minutes · self-paced
Warm-up
What's wrong with 'Incorrect. Try again.'?
Main lesson
Feedback patterns
exampleExplain the consequence, name the misconception, point to the next action.
- Consequence: 'The customer would now escalate…'
- Misconception: 'Many people assume X, but…'
- Next step: 'Re-check the escalation rule on step 2.'
Timing
Immediate for procedures; slightly delayed for complex judgement so the learner thinks first.
Examples from practice
- — Scenario feedback showing the angry customer's reply instead of a red X.
Interactive quiz
Reflection
How do you react to feedback yourself, and what does that tell you?
Daily challenge
Rewrite 4 pieces of generic quiz feedback into consequence-based feedback.
Portfolio task
Add the feedback rewrites to your portfolio quality samples.
AI design tools
Ten assistants for this lesson
AI Mentor
Instructional design questions only
Hi! I'm your ID Mentor. Ask me anything about feedback — or instructional design in general.