4.2 The Importance of Feedback in Online Learning

To provide comprehensive feedback that aids students in enhancing their learning, it is beneficial to consider feedback from three distinct perspectives:

Microscope Lens: This perspective focuses on the detailed characteristics of the feedback message itself. It involves scrutinizing the specific words chosen to convey the feedback. What language did you use in your comments?

Camera Lens: This viewpoint treats feedback as a snapshot of the learning process. It prompts reflection on what the feedback reveals about the student's thinking. Additionally, it considers what the student has learned regarding their current status, their goals, and the necessary steps to achieve those goals.

Telescope Lens: This perspective emphasizes the long-term impact of the feedback. It examines whether students were given intentional opportunities to utilize the feedback within their instructional framework. Furthermore, it assesses whether the use of feedback resulted in improved understanding or higher quality work (Brookhart, 2016).