Feedback is one of the most important ways teachers can improve student learning. But regardless of the quality of the feedback teachers give, it’s only useful if students use the guidance. New ...

One of the questions I've learned to ask as a coach before giving anyone feedback about their ideas, content, delivery, or performance, in general, is, "How do you want your feedback; should I give it ...

When I teach a course on how to give and receive feedback, I always start by asking people to share the first thing that pops into their head when they hear the word “feedback.” While some say they ...

Imagine you strike up a conversation with a stranger in line at the grocery store or the airport one day and quickly notice that she has a large smudge of dirt across her cheek. Would you tell her ...

Imagine you’re talking to someone and they have a big green piece of something they ate for lunch in their teeth. Do you tell them? Whether you do might depend on who they are (you might be more ...

My student's voice trembled as she answered my question. "How do you think you've done so far?" I'd asked her. We'd been together on the general medicine inpatient ward for two weeks—the midpoint of ...