This has been one of the simplest of ideas to get basic feedback on how students feel about the lesson and that has in my opinion helped improved learning in my class. The whole idea is that at the end of the lesson each student hands in one of these feedback sheets with one of the emojis coloured in.
The language is simple:
- The smilie means you understood the lesson and think you can handle questions about it.
- The second that you feel you’ve understood but probably couldn’t handle questions on the topic without help.
- The sad face means you don not feel confident you have grasped most of the material.
This gives me a clear indication of which students need more attention in a follow-up lesson. At times this feedback determines students seating or calls for a quiet chat with the student to better identify his needs.
Moving Forward
I have considered various alternatives to this feedback method, but a key consideration is sustainability: I need a feedback method that is cheap and easy to carry out without impacting lesson time.
Also in a mixed-ability group I think that it is important for such feedback to not be given in front of the whole class.
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