Glossary- Giving Individual Feedback

30 Giving Individual Feedback terms

Anonymize

Verb

To remove any information that shows which particular person something relates to.

Example: "we anonymize the data so researchers cannot identify any individual subjects"

es: Anonimizar

Clear-cut

Adjective

Sharply defined; easy to perceive or understand.

Example: "we now had a clear-cut objective"

es: Claro

Consensus

Noun

A general agreement.

Example: "a consensus view"

es: Consenso

Dilute

Verb

Make (something) weaker in force, content, or value by modifying it or adding other elements to it.

Example: "the reforms have been diluted"

es: Diluir / reducir

Entail

Verb

Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.

Example: "a situation that entails considerable risks"

es: Implicar

Feed forward

Noun

The modification or control of a process using its anticipated results or effects.

Example: "feedforward correction capabilities"

es: Avance

Feedback

Noun

Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.

Example: "throughout this process we have obtained valuable feedback"

es: Retroalimentación

Feedback sandwich

Noun

A method of feedback where positive feedback serves as a cushion to negative feedback.

Foremost

Adjective

Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.

Example: "one of the foremost art collectors of his day"

es: Principal

Formative

Adjective

Information that is intended to help the learner in some way, given continuously during learning

Example: A formative process in manufacturing.

es: Formativo

Global error

Noun

Those which interfere with comprehension rather than ‘local errors’, which do not affect intelligibility,

es: Error global

Iteration

Noun

The process of doing something again and again, usually to improve it, or one of the times you do it.

Example: "the repetition and iteration that goes on in designing something"

es: Iteración

Latter

Adjective

Situated or occurring nearer to the end of something than to the beginning.

Example: "the latter half of 1989"

es: Último

Likelihood

Noun

The state or fact of something's being likely; probability.

Example: "young people who can see no likelihood of finding employment"

es: Probabilidad

Meta-analysis

Noun

Examination of data from a number of independent studies of the same subject, in order to determine overall trends.

Example: "an important component of meta-analysis is the investigation of the consistency of treatment effects across studies"

es: Metanálisis

Mitigate

Verb

Make less severe, serious, or painful.

Example: "he wanted to mitigate misery in the world"

es: Atenuar

Nudge

Noun

A light touch or push.

es: Empujón

Off-task

Adjective

Engaging in activities or conversations that are not part of the teacher-assigned instructional activity.

Example: "the learner is off-task"

es: Fuera de la tarea

On-the-spot

Adjective

Done or occurring at the time or place in question.

Example: "an on-the-spot recording"

es: En el instante

Parrot

Verb

To repeat exactly what someone else says, without understanding it or thinking about its meaning.

Example: "She doesn't have an original thought in her head - she just parrots anything that Sara says"

es: Repetir

Peer

Verb

A person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group.

Example: "getting help from a peer is easier than asking a teacher"

es: Par

Qualitative

Adjective

Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity.

Example: "a qualitative change in the undergraduate curriculum"

es: Cualitativo

Readiness

Noun

The state of being fully prepared for something.

Example: "your muscles tense in readiness for action"

es: Preparación

Reluctant

Adjective

Not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it.

Example: "I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave"

Stepping-stone

Noun

An event or experience that helps you achieve something else.

Example: "I see this job just as a stepping stone to better things"

Stigmatizing error

Noun

Those which may offend the target reader or interlocutor

es: Error estigmatizante

Summative

Adjective

An evaluation, typically given by a score, of a student’s work or at the end of a period of study

Example: At the end of the year, we have to take a summative assessment that covers everything we were supposed to learn.

es: Sumativo

Unambivalent

Adjective

Not ambivalent; certain; clear

Example: "researchers are unambivalent"

es: Inequívoco

Vague

Adjective

Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.

Example: "many patients suffer vague symptoms"

es: Impreciso

Withhold

Verb

Refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another).

Example: "the name of the dead man is being withheld"

es: Retener