Many teachers considering Feedback Genie as a solution ask, "Where does Feedback Genie fit in the overall spectrum of providing feedback for students and their parents". No technology can truly replicate the immediacy, frequency and personal touch of verbal formative feedback, especially for simple, routine assignments. In traditional classrooms, teachers can instantly address student errors, misunderstandings or questions, reinforcing foundational concepts on the spot. This type of feedback allows for individualized, real-time interactions that foster a supportive learning environment, helping students gain confidence as they practice new skills. Verbal feedback also enables teachers to adjust their approach based on each student’s immediate reactions and comprehension, creating a responsive and adaptive learning experience. For reinforcing basic skills and concepts this direct interaction remains a critical component of effective teaching, providing tailored encouragement and guidance that builds a strong learning foundation.
Due to the limited face-to-face time during the school day not every assignment lends itself to verbal feedback. So teachers often rely on written feedback for routine classwork and homework assignments. Heavier workloads and more involved assignments may make timely feedback challenging. AI can deliver quick feedback for work submitted in acceptable digital formats and the depth of AI-based feedback varies by question type and the detail required, potentially making it a valuable tool to support teachers and their students. For example, AI can help by indicating if answers are correct, offering hints to guide students, providing step-by-step solutions for procedural tasks like math, or explaining why an answer is correct—and why others are not.
Feedback Genie can handle formative and summative feedback. While verbal feedback and artificial intelligence are ideal for the former, Feedback Genie addresses a crucial need in the summative feedback space by streamlining the process of authoring comprehensive impactful comments. Unlike verbal formative feedback, which is often limited to class time, summative feedback typically requires comprehensive and detailed comments which demands significant time and effort from teachers. In traditional learning environments, crafting quality narratives can lead to mental fatigue and excessive hours spent on narrative progress reports. Feedback Genie addresses this challenge by providing an extensive library of peer-reviewed comments that flow naturally, eliminating the strain of writer’s block and minimizing proofreading. With Feedback Genie, teachers can produce thoughtful and insightful written feedback quickly, freeing up time to focus on what matters most: enhancing student learning outcomes.
Offering feedback in traditional learning environments is challenging enough. This task is even more challenging in online environments. In fact, surveying more than 600 K-12 teachers who taught remotely during the Covid pandemic, over 80 percent reported that providing formative feedback was much more challenging compared to a traditional classroom environment. This means that teachers in online environments need better tools to provide the same level of quality feedback as traditional classroom teachers. Feedback Genie was initially designed for summative feedback. It's also a terrific solution for teachers in fully online environments or those who teach in more traditional environments yet need to supply written comments in school information systems.
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