A great problem in education, however, is untimely feedback. How do you respectfully give a teacher feedback about their teaching? Attitude The student: is … 100 Positive Student Comments to Utilize with Parents (Jan. 23, 2012) Recommended by Jen J., a third grade teacher in Michigan. Advice, evaluation, grades—none of these provide the descriptive information that students need to reach their goals. Seven Keys to Effective Feedback. Given in a positive manner, feedback is one of the key methods of developing an employee. Samples of evaluation comments are extremely beneficial for people who are responsible for the evaluation of employees working under them. Goals and outlooks provide feedback for the purpose of improving teaching. These comments and phrases are appropriate for all students across grade levels and are a great time-saver while doing report cards. That's why it is more precise to say that good feedback is "timely" rather than "immediate." In my work I have the privilege of being able to watch lots of teachers teach in a wide range of contexts. Where I have constructive feedback to give, I find that there are a few common areas for improvement that come up time and… Those who “teach out loud” like Ken Bauer and Doug Kee also inspire me, since if we reflect on and share our teaching successes and […] The mix of comments are similar to what I see in various semesters and later I may share more insight from them and perhaps a link to all of the comments and data. Performance reviews are there to identify areas of improvement, but highlighting examples of good work or strengths is key to maintaining a good relationship with your staff. You may also like our end-of-year report card comments for students. The Measures of Effective Teaching Project (www.metproject.org) notes that “…classroom observations hold great potential for improving teaching and learning… when teachers receive regular, actionable feedback on their practice—rather than being left alone to … Pay attention to how students interact with each other not just in the classroom, but also on the field and at recess, where they often don't feel like the teachers are directly supervising. Comments from students on teaching evaluation forms: • I found Søren to be a wonderful TA. The professor has a good speaking and teaching style which keeps me interested. They are also a great resource to prepare for parent-teacher conferences. Teachers can do their part by writing thoughtful, engaging comments. If the teacher is sincerely asking for feedback he will not be offended by your comments (given you express them in a polite way). 3 thoughts on “ Teaching Evaluation Comments: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ” […] that gets closer to evaluating what we truly want to assess. Who would dispute the idea that feedback is a good thing?