Feedback Literacy

Feedback is not simply something given; it is something actively made sense of and used by learners.
— Carless & Boud (2018)

Understanding Feedback Literacy Through Real Examples

Short animations that bring feedback moments to life- watch, reflect, and build your confidence in navigating academic feedback.

Engaging with Feedback through a Dialogue

Engaging with Feedback through a Dialogue

July 1, 2025

This resource helps students ask for clearer feedback. It offers simple language prompts and includes a realistic example. As a result, students can see how asking for clarification improves academic work. In addition, the example also shows how staying silent can hold them back.


Understanding Feedback Literacy

We’re currently in the process of writing up our signature concepts paper. In the meantime, here are five of the most highly cited authors in the field whose work has shaped our thinking: Carless, Boud, Winstone, Molloy, and Nicol.

References

Work in progress.