P6 - Feedback

Question 1

Can feedback backfire?

Answer 1

When it’s about individual rather than process.

When incorrectly applied or taken it can impact motivation.

Question 2

Types of feedback

Answer 2

outcome-based, informational, corrective

Question 3

Outcome feedback

Answer 3

Are you doing it wrong? Tells you, how you are doing overall rather than what e.g. grades.

Question 4

Informational feedback

Answer 4

What are you doing wrong? Tell you what but not how to fix it.

Question 5

Corrective feedback

Answer 5

How can you fix what you’re doing wrong? only available through a coach, mentor.

Question 6

How quick should feedback be?

Answer 6

Should be quick but allow the brain time for retrieval especially for difficult problems.

Question 7

Feedback improving tactics

Answer 7

1. Noise cancellation, 2. Hitting difficulty sweet spot, 3. Meta-feedback, 4. High-intensity rapid feedback

Question 8

T1 - Noise cancellation

Answer 8

Noise-cancelling audio processing filters or suppress white noise and amplify human speech frequencies. Keep the signal from feedback and don’t overreact to noise.

Question 9

T2 - Hitting the difficulty sweet spot

Answer 9

Try to avoid situations that always(though the short term is fine) make you feel good (increase difficulty) or feel bad (make it easier)

Question 10

T3 - Metafeedback

Answer 10

Focus on the overall success of your learning strategy e.g. Elo rating on chess.

1. Change when one strategy doesn’t work
2. Compare two techniques from start

Question 11

T4 - High intensity, Rapid feedback

Answer 11

Sometimes the best way to improve is to get more feedback and more often. You may feel uncomfortable or lack motivation but this is a much faster way.