Feedback Codes – Helping Students Act on Feedback Effectively

In this IRIS Connect Tech Guide, we explore how to make feedback clearer, faster, and more effective using the Feedback Codes strategy. Use a set of agreed symbols or abbreviations to highlight areas for improvement. This helps students understand and act on feedback with greater independence, reducing over-reliance on the teacher. What it is: Use a set of agreed symbols or abbreviations to highlight areas for improvement. Desired effect: This strategy saves time, builds student independence, and encourages learners to take ownership of improvements without over-reliance on teacher narration. Problems it helps solve: “Students find some feedback to be too ambiguous, inconsistent, or difficult to act upon.” “Students may not re-read feedback, understand it, or use it to meaningfully improve their work.” “Students are disengaged and do not value the process of improvement.” Try this technique and explore more than 50 free, evidence-informed guides at: https://www.irisconnect.com/uk/free-teaching-techniques/ Presented by Haili Hughes 🔔 Subscribe for more teaching strategies and behaviour tips! 👍 Like & share if you found this helpful! Drop a comment with your best techniques for Feedback Codes. #TeachingStrategies #InstructionalCoaching #ClassroomTechniques #TeacherDevelopment #IRISConnect