Abstracts
Abstract
This Note from the Field is a reflection on the author’s first attempt at using a combined feedforward and agile teaching approach. Typically, professors receive student feedback at the end of a term through course evaluations. These evaluations can be powerful professional development tools, but the students who gave the feedback rarely benefit from their suggestions. Using a feedforward and agile approach may help professors integrate feedback during the semester and potentially increase student performance and/or engagement
Keywords:
- Feedback,
- feedforward,
- agile teaching approach,
- course evaluations,
- teacher evaluation
Résumé
Ce note du terrain est une réflexion sur la première tentative de l’auteur d’utiliser une approche d’enseignement combinant le feedforward et l’agilité. En général, les professeurs obtiennent les commentaires des élèves à la fin d’un semestre par l’entremise des évaluations de cours. Ces dernières constituent des outils très puissants pour le développement professionnel des apprenants, mais ceux-ci n’en tirent pas vraiment profit. L’utilisation d’une approche feedforward et agile peut aider les professeurs à intégrer les commentaires tout au long du semestre, ce qui pourrait favoriser une meilleure performance ou un engagement plus élevé chez les étudiants.
Mots-clés :
- Rétroaction,
- feedforward,
- approche pédagogique agile,
- évaluations de cours,
- évaluation des enseignants
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