4. Scan the text below and underline the following
words.
assignments, summary, clarify, session, improve, advice,
a distance learner, concept, clear up, structure
Learning from feedback
It is an envelope. Nevertheless, it is not only an
envelope, because inside there is your essay with
the grade: "C". Additionally, there is a feedback:
that is useful. On the other hand, you are not quite
ready to read it. Never mind! Put it away for the
moment and read it at your next study session.
Feedback that tutors give after assignments is
usually about academic things like understanding
the concepts showing evidence and evaluating information; it can be about
structure, spelling and grammar. Moreover, sometimes general feedback or
a summary comes at the end. So, what to do with this feedback? Well,
the first question is: Do you understand it? If not, make a note of what
you do not understand. This is something you can email or call your tutor.
You can chat on your online study group. The next question: Do you agree
with feedback? If you do not agree, again you can contact your teacher
or online study group. If you're a distance learner, your tutor can clarify
her feedback by email, video calling or messaging online. You should make
sure you get everything cleared up. The most important thing is - what
you have learned from this feedback. You should ask yourself: What steps
can you take to solve problems and improve? You should take at least
one thing from the feedback that you will act on. In addition, it is useful
for you to keep the feedback safe, so you can refer to it later. Because
if you follow the suggestions, there's a better chance of getting one
of these in your next assignment.
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