Feedback needs a next step
A second attempt changes what students can do with feedback. It also changes what an instructor needs to design.
In one Ethical Leadership assignment, students researched a Sustainable Development Goal, presented to a small team, received peer feedback and presented again. I wanted the feedback to give them something specific to try in the second presentation.
The listeners’ task was to describe observable behaviour, give evidence and suggest a next action. That is different from deciding whether a presentation meets the specifications; assessment remained with the instructor and teaching assistants.
The sequence makes me ask practical questions when planning feedback: When will students use it? What can they change? Who will assess the next attempt? A second presentation gives us another piece of work to examine, rather than proof that feedback improved learning.
The presentation feedback worksheet helps plan that sequence. The Specifications Grading project shows how it fits with grade bundles and revision.