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Ladder of Feedback Guide

Title of Unit/Lesson:

Feedback for:

Feedback from:

The "Ladder of Feedback" is an approach to assessing for


understanding that establishes a culture of trust and
constructive support. The Ladder of Feedback suggests
following this sequence when providing feedback:

Ladder of Feedback
Clarify
Are there aspects of this work that you don’t believe you Formulate your comments here
have understood?
• What else aren't you sure of? Ensure that you're clear
about your feedback colleague's work by asking some
questions or stating any assumptions you've made (i.e.,
“I wasn’t sure if you meant "X," but that’s what I
assumed, so now you can understand where my feedback
is coming from.”)

Value
What do you see in this work that you find to be particularly Formulate your comments here
impressive, innovative, strong?
• valuing builds a supportive culture of understanding and
will help your feedback colleague to identify strengths in
their work that they might not have recognized otherwise
• valuing reminds your feedback colleague of the parts of
his/her design that should be preserved when making
improvements
• expressing your appreciation for learners and their ideas
is fundamental to the process of constructive feedback
• emphasizing the positive points of the work and offering
honest compliments sets a supportive tone

Offer Concerns or Issues


Do you detect some potential problems or challenges within Formulate your comments here
the work? Do you disagree with some part of the work?
• share your concerns, not as derisive accusations or abrasive
criticisms, but as honest thoughts (i.e., "Have you
considered . . ."; "What I wonder about is. . ."; "Perhaps
you have thought about this, but . . .".)

Suggest
Do you have suggestions on how to address the concerns you Formulate your comments here
identified above?
• help your feedback colleague make improvements by
sharing your ideas on how he/she might revise the work (of
course, there is no guarantee that your colleague will use
the suggestions -- suggestions are just that). The designer
of the work "owns" the work.

Adapted by Mary McFarland, 2006; © President and Fellows of Harvard College (and of Project Zero)

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