Conclusion
Conclusion
Faculty is not currently trained or required to provide the substantive, multilevel feedback
proposed here, which is apparent when analyzing the spectrum of faculty comments which, in
most cases, range in scope from a few words to two sentences.
While faculty does have its exceptions, the majority of adjuncts and full-timers do not
offer substantive, rubric-based gradebook comments which, if left to their current rate of
inconsistency, may adversely impact student retention in the short-term and enrollment numbers
in the long-term.
Sabrina,
We do have to be intrinsically motivated at times to enhance our feedback to make it more meaningful. Simply giving a 1-2 word feedback does not help students improve and move toward achieving the set learning objectives. Thanks!
