The Feedback Matrix

Learner Stage Feedback Feeding Up: Feeding Back: Feeding Forward:

Level Where am I going? How am I going? What do I have to do next?
Feeding Up Prompts: Feedback Prompts: Feed Forward Prompts:
• Today we are learning… • You have/haven’t met the learning intention • To fully meet the learning intention you could…
• Success in this task will look like… by... • Addressing the following success criteria would
• The key criteria for success are… • You have/haven’t met the success criteria by... improve your work…
• We are looking for… • Your answer/work is/isn’t what we are looking • Adding/removing ____ would improve your
Task for because… work.
Novice Feedback Strategies
• Reduce complexity Feedback Strategies Feed Forward Strategies
• Use exemplars/models • Avoid over emphasis of error analysis • Use language from the success criteria
• Identify misconceptions • Feedback must be immediate • Use scaffolding
• Use diagnostic assessment for goal setting • Match feedback to success criteria • Feed Forward must be timely
• Use challenge
• Refer to goals
Feeding Up Prompts: Feedback Prompts: Feed Forward Prompts:
• The key ideas/concepts in this task are… • Your understanding of the ideas/concepts within • You could improve your understanding of_____
• These ideas/concepts are related by… this task is… concepts by…
• Key questions you could ask about this task are… • Your thinking about this task is… • Thinking further about____ could improve your
• Skills you will need in this task are… • You demonstrated _____ skills to a ___ level. work by…
Proficient • Strategies you will need in this task are… • You used ______ strategies to a ____ level. • You could improve your _____skills by…
Process
Feeding Up Strategies Feedback Strategies Feed Forward Strategies
• Use graphical organisers • Feedback amount can start to increase • Feed Forward amount can start to increase
• Reduce scaffolding • Feedback complexity can increase • Feed Forward complexity can increase
• Increase complexity • Use prompts or cues • Use prompts or cues
• Use mastery goals • Use challenge

Feeding Up Prompts: Feedback Prompts: Feed Forward Prompts:

• How will you use the learning intention? • Are you on track with your work? • How could you deepen your understandings?
• How could you use the success criteria? • How do you know? • How could you improve your work?
• Which other ways could you monitor your work? • To which level are you satisfying the success • What is the next step for your learning?
criteria? • How do you know?
Advanced Self- Feeding Up Strategies: • Are you on track to achieving your goal?
Regulatory • Reduce emphasis of exemplars • How do you know? Feed Forward Strategies:
• Mastery and performance goals • Delay feedback
Feedback Strategies: • Reduce teacher reliance
• Delay feedback • Develop self-regulated learners
• May only require verification feedback

Developed by Cam Brooks based on Hattie and Timperley’s Model of Feedback (2007)