Learning Strategy: Feedback and Recognition
Description
Feedback is a way of providing people with information about their behavior and how those behaviors affect others. Feedback can be positive or constructive. It helps individuals keep their behavior on target, and thus they are better able to achieve their goals (Nadler & Luckner, 1997). Recognition is the acknowledgment of a job well done. It helps connect students' beliefs about the relationship between their actions and outcomes. Helping students track and evaluate their accomplishments in relation to their actions can serve to reinforce and strengthen future actions, even if subconsciously (Bandura, 1971).
Learning strategies this strategy can be confused with
Student Evaluation and Goal Setting is also a strategy for developing students and they both are utilized to help individuals to be better able to achieve their goals. Feedback can be more spontaneous and informal and is not necessarily related to a formal position in an organization.
Learning strategies this strategy can work well with
- Cooperative learning
- Experiential learning
- Field experience
- Immersion
- Role Play & Simulation
- Student Evaluation and Goal Setting
- Train the Trainer
Resources for using this strategy
Center for Creative Leadership Situation, Behavior, Impact Model
https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/3-feedback-steps-that-wont-crush-your-team/
USD FUEL Coaching Model
http://www.sandiego.edu/student-affairs/documents/FUEL-Brochure.pdf
Student Affairs Professional Staff Resources
http://www.sandiego.edu/student-affairs/resources/staff-resources.php
Examples at USD
Feedback
- Student Leadership, Involvement and Changemaking - Leadership Coaching
- USD FUEL Coaching Model
Recognition
- Outdoor Adventure Guide Level/Guide recognition wall
- T-shirts provided to student leaders once they reach a target guide level
- Student Support Services
- Summer Bridge Most Inspirational Mentor Award
- End of the year recognition ceremony for graduating seniors
- Residential Assistant Training, Feedback, and Recognition
- Campus Recreation Employee of the Month
- Women's Center - Woman of Impact Luncheon
- United Front Multicultural Center - Diversity Banquet
References
Luckner, J.L. & Nadler, R.S. (1997). Processing the experience: Strategies to enhance and generalize learning. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.
McLeod, S.A. (2016). Bandura - Social Learning Theory. Retrieved from https://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html
USD FUEL Coaching Model: http://www.sandiego.edu/student-affairs/documents/FUEL-Brochure.pdf
Student Affairs Professional Staff Resources: http://www.sandiego.edu/student-affairs/resources/staff-resources.php
Rev. 7/20/17
Contact Information
Olé
University Center 232
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: (619) 260-4588
ole@sandiego.edu
