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Acting on Feedback. How to use essay feedback constructively. Purpose of feedback. Feedback and comments on essays should explain areas where improvement could be made It is important to understand the comments that tutors often make
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Acting on Feedback How to use essay feedback constructively
Purpose of feedback • Feedback and comments on essays should explain areas where improvement could be made • It is important to understand the comments that tutors often make • Rectifying these areas can lead to significant improvements in future assignments
Need for more.. • Elaborate • Explain further • Expand • Substantiate your claims • Analyse
Need for less… • Too descriptive • No argument • Too lengthy • Not to the point • Omit • Confused/Unclear
Argumentation – structure and flow • Take this further! • Logic: Point B does not follow from A • What is the connection? • Fallacies
Structure • Weak introduction • Where is your thesis statement? • So what? • Weak conclusion
Quality of research • Unreliable source • Insufficient Research • Misinterpretation • Misrepresentation