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Honest Feedback Helps Students More than Pure Affirmation

Research Scientist Camilla Griffiths shares her Character Lab Tip of the Week.
Paper with written feedback
Credit: Character Lab

Research Scientist Camilla Griffiths shares her Character Lab Tip of the Week: Teachers can promote student agency and learning by commenting and suggesting on student work, rather than making corrections. In Stuart Paap's Stand Up to Stand Out Podcast, she discusses how this 'agentic,’ or action-oriented, feedback can benefit organizations by fostering professional development and strengthening manager-employee relationships.

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