Providing feedback is one of those skills that can be a true game-changer in classrooms. Difficult to do at times and don't you wish there was a formula? It's not quite that simple, but if you review our research done with Dr. John Hattie, the most impactful feedback is "Where to Next?" feedback.

"Where to next?" feedback helps students understand what steps to take next to reach the learning goal. It focuses on these areas:

• Issue: Highlight and clearly describe the specific issue related to the writing task.
• Relevance: Align feedback explicitly to the stated expectations of the assignment (i.e. rubric).
• Action: Provide the learner with their “next steps,” appropriately guiding the work, but not giving away the answer.

Learn more by reading this blog: A research story: "Where to next?" feedback in Turnitin Feedback Studio impacts student growth. You'll find links to many helpful tools to get you started, as well as the original research.

Need some practical steps on how to achieve this? Start with our Peer Review and Feedback Instructional Resource Pack. You'll find lesson decks, student worksheets, educator guides, sentence starters, rubrics, and much more! 

P.S. If it seems a bit like I'm sharing "older" resources with you, know that we on the Teaching and Learning Innovations team aim to make our content evergreen so that the ©️ date being from a year or two ago doesn't mean that it's any less relevant.