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What is the importance of immediate feedback?

I think of immediate feedback as a quick, caring whisper in a student’s ear right after they try something new; it lets them know immediately whether they’re on the right track. According to Archer and Hughes, this instant “yes” or “let’s fix that” stops mistakes from settling in, helps the correct process stick in the memory, and shows me right at the moment whether to speed up, slow down, or reteach. It also boosts confidence: even shy students feel safe to take risks when they know they’ll get gentle guidance before frustration sets in.

Provide an example of your use of immediate feedback for an upcoming lesson.

I used it in today's lesson: perimeter (math). After modeling one problem, I had every student write a perimeter equation on mini‑whiteboards and hold them together on my count of three. In a few seconds, my co-teacher and I spotted who nailed it and who missed a side. Then we gave a quick thumbs‑up and a specific shout‑out to correct answers ("Nice work, Elijah, you added all four sides!"). We pointed to the missing side for mistakes, "Let's count them together one, two, three, four," and had students rewrite the equation immediately. That rapid, friendly loop keeps the energy high and ensures every child practices the correct math before moving on.

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Providing immediate feedback to students not only encourages learning, but also self-regulation, and promotes student's confidence. I will continue to implement feedback with my students through praise and providing immediate feedback both verbally and nonverbal.

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Provide immediate feedback to students motivates students when they receive timely responses to improve on the spot. They feel more engaged and motivated to improve, as they see their progress and efforts acknowledged right away. Builds confidence can boost students confidence and encourage continued effort.

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What is the importance of immediate feedback?
Immediate feedback is important because it helps students know right away if they are on the right track. It builds confidence when they are correct and helps fix mistakes before they become habits.

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What is the importance of immediate feedback?

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What is the importance of immediate feedback?

Provide an example of your use of immediate feedback for an upcoming lesson.

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Immediate feedback really makes a difference because kids need to know right away what they're doing well and where they can grow.  I find that when I respond right then and there, they’re more open to revising and actually excited to improve. It also shows them that I’m paying attention, that their work matters.  When they hear something specific and helpful in the moment, they’re much more likely to fix it and feel proud of the changes they make.

During my writing lesson on imaginative writing. I provided my student with the following feedback -  I praised his vivid use of descriptive language and natural dialogue, which really brought his characters to life. However, I also gently pointed out that his story flowed as one long section, and it would have even more impact if he broke it into three clear paragraphs

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Immediate feedback is necessary for correction before additional retrieval opportunities so as to reduce practice errors -- in other words, to prevent an error pattern from becoming habitual.

In today's lesson, I asked students to show with hand numbers whether a particular character was a Loyalist or a Patriot. I saw that the higher performers were correct and lower performers were incorrect. My feedback: "The correct answer is Loyalist, because this character wants to stay loyal to Britain. She believes Britain offers protection. Someone who stays loyal to Britain is called a ______. Loyalist, correct.

This correction was: Provided; Immediate; The appropriate type of correction; Specific and informative; Focused on the correct response; Delivered with the appropriate tone; and Ended with students' giving the correct response.

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Immediate feedback allows students to check their work in the moment while thinking about the errors they originally made. When students receive timely feedback they can also feel positively about the learning process as they reflect on their work.

Recently, I was teaching a reading lesson on identifying story structure. During independent work I provided feedback to my students by supplying them with further prompts to challenge their thinking and response.

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Immediate feedback is essential because it catches mistakes in the bud, before they grow into something bigger, or keep a student falling behind. It also can build motivational confidence pushing a student to feel empowered to continue productive struggle. Being really clear and methodical about feedback is really important to build an accurate foundation for a student.

Specifically with the fundations curriculum, there are a lot of mistakes that come up with writing the wrong digraph or putting a letter backwards. Pausing to quickly and positively correct students can be an example for others and also makes it so that they can remember the proper way to do it in the moment and practice the fix. It keeps them engaged and excited.

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By Providing immediate feedback it allows students the opportunity to reflect on their work and make the appropriate adjustments in the moment. The immediate feedback also serves as a spot light on areas the student need to develop while working towards their future goals. In todays lesson my students are working on developing their first draft for an FQT assessment I can definitely use immediate feedback while referring back to the rubric to show my students in real time what can be done to improve their writing towards a 4.

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What is the importance of immediate feedback?

The importance of immediate feedback is great for promoting student confidence while learning. It helps reduce errors as they are corrected to help students improve as they work on an assignment. A way I will use this is an upcoming lesson by providing students with immediate feedback while they work on a ven diagram assignment during our ELA lesson. Providing immediate feedback on spelling, sentence structure, and correct information will push students to focus on where information should be looked for and placed in their ven diagram.

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What is the importance of immediate feedback?

I think of immediate feedback as a quick, caring whisper in a student’s ear right after they try something new; it lets them know immediately whether they’re on the right track. According to Archer and Hughes, this instant “yes” or “let’s fix that” stops mistakes from settling in, helps the correct process stick in the memory, and shows me right at the moment whether to speed up, slow down, or reteach. It also boosts confidence: even shy students feel safe to take risks when they know they’ll get gentle guidance before frustration sets in.

Provide an example of your use of immediate feedback for an upcoming lesson.

I used it in today's lesson: perimeter (math). After modeling one problem, I had every student write a perimeter equation on mini‑whiteboards and hold them together on my count of three. In a few seconds, my co-teacher and I spotted who nailed it and who missed a side. Then we gave a quick thumbs‑up and a specific shout‑out to correct answers ("Nice work, Elijah, you added all four sides!"). We pointed to the missing side for mistakes, "Let's count them together one, two, three, four," and had students rewrite the equation immediately. That rapid, friendly loop keeps the energy high and ensures every child practices the correct math before moving on.

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Its clear that the immediate feedback allows the student to dig deeper into the text at hand. Waiting to the end of the lesson to give feedback can lead to a lack of understanding on the student's end and also perhaps on the educator's end as to how the student is progessing. Immediate feedback is imperative so that we can understand student's strength's, weaknesses and where we can best assist them.

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Immediate feedback is essential because it helps students correct misunderstandings in real time, it makes learning more effective by allowing students to adjust their thinking, build confidence, and feel supported in their learning process.

In an upcoming phonics lesson on identifying long vowel sounds with silent e, I will use immediate feedback during guided practice. As students decode words on whiteboards (like “cake,” “bike,” “home”), I will walk around and observe their work. If a student writes “cak” instead of “cake,” I’ll immediately say, “You’re close! What silent letter do we need at the end to make the ‘a’ say its name?” This helps the student fix the error right away and strengthens their understanding of the silent e rule.