{"id":"formative-feedback","title":"Formative assessment and learning feedback","summary":"An approach to adjusting subsequent learning and performance by identifying gaps between current understanding and objectives.","concepts":["Current understanding: the state evidenced by student performance","Next actions: work the learner will actually do to improve","Reception and use: follow-up beyond merely reading feedback"],"application":"Identify misconceptions and design revision tasks and opportunities to check again. Workplace application is an editorial extension.","limitations":"The EEF guidance primarily concerns learners aged 5–18. Feedback quantity or delivery speed alone does not determine effectiveness.","directions":["Prompt correction: address misconceptions that obstruct the next performance.","Reflection support: allow time to consider evidence and revise independently."],"category":"Education","kind":"method","kind_label":"Method","persona_ids":["teacher","instructional-designer","manager"],"revision":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","sources":[{"title":"Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning","url":"https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/guidance-reports/feedback","publisher":"Education Endowment Foundation","edition":"2021-06-11","region":"UK education research guidance; primarily ages 5–18","checked_at":"2026-10-07","reuse":"Independent editorial summary and source link; the original text is not republished."}],"review":{"status":"source-checked-editorial","expert_reviewed":false},"editorial_note":"Editorial English translation of the Korean edition. No professional translation or occupational expert review has been completed. Translation does not change the source jurisdiction.","language":"en","translation":{"status":"current","source_language":"ko","source_version":"kb-7e6a66509c88bbb2","translated_at":"2026-10-09","professional_reviewed":false},"trust":"reference-data","version":"kb-4ce61a84c88a902a","links":{"document":"/en/knowledge/formative-feedback","markdown":"/en/knowledge/formative-feedback.md","api":"/api/v1/knowledge/formative-feedback?lang=en"}}