What are the most valuable types or strategies to commenty you've seen? What worked or didn't work on the comments offered by Dr. Rice?
The most valuable type or strategy to comment or provide feedback is both positive and negative. I look at any comments as good as far as providing me feedback on my work. Personally, I think I this helps me to become a better student and writer. In providing comments back to other students, I feel the same way. I attempt to provide feedback in a straightforward manner, and not fearing that I may offend the person. The feedback provided is in an effort to provide another point of view to the author.
The comments by Dr. Rice back to me have been straight forward and constructive. He identified areas of my paper that were not working and an assessment of the direction my paper was taking, or in this case, lack of direction. I appreciated the Dr. Rice’s comments and took them all under consideration. I am not a technical writer by trade or training, so In my case I can use all the feedback I can get. Positive or negative feedback, in my case in useful in expanding and improving my writing skills. By being open to Dr. Rice’s and other student’s comments, I gain a better understanding of the field. I feel am fortunate to have the feedback from technical writing professionals and use the comments to improve my skills.
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I agree with you, John, that providing straightforward feedback or comments is the way to go. Normally I do try to direct my students with clear and balanced comments. Yet, I find myself "fudging" from time to time--especially if the student needs considerable revision. I shift from directed comments and questions to statements like, "We might need to consider a different approach to this topic." That normally means the student might be able to salvage some of his or her ideas, but a major revision is usually in order. The student tends to focus on the "might" (or "might not")while I focus on the "we" and try to discuss and direct him or her to other options.
ReplyDeleteBoth positive and negative. Interesting. Yes, starting out positive is always a good thing--puts the reader in the mood to receive more constructive feedback. That does make sense. I do like comments, too, that are holistic as well as specific. Looking forward to seeing your revision, J.
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