Increasing Engagement with Feedback Forward

Better Feedback with an Engagement Framework

Go to the resource: Engagement Frameworks

What is an engagement framework? Why support your feedback on engagement with a framework?

Students need feedback on their engagement, and they need to reflect on their engagement in order to take ownership of their learning. An engagement framework is like a rubric that structures and clarifies expectations for engagement, helping students understand what engagement actually looks like and means for them. When giving feedback in Feedback Forward, using an engagement framework provides a foundation for actionable suggestions and growth-oriented conversations that move students forward. 

Engagement looks different for every student and the example frameworks in this resource reflect this idea. Each of the four frameworks offers a different approach for providing feedback on students’ engagement in the classroom:

Engagement Framework #1 – Engagement as a continuum: actively engaging, passively engaging, passively disengaging, and/or actively disengaging 

Engagement Framework #2 – Engagement in three dimensions: behavioral, cognitive, and emotional

Engagement Framework #3 – Engagement during different class activities: teacher led, independent work, discussion, collaboration/group work

Engagement Framework #4 –  Blank framework and activity for co-constructing an engagement framework with students

Select and customize the framework that best fits your students and your classroom.