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On feedback given to students, instructors, or other individuals in an academic setting on their performance.

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How to respond to a student email demanding quick feedback?

Here's what you could say if you decide to follow this route [added explanations in square brackets]: As explained in our tutorial meeting, it might take up to two weeks for you to receive feedback on …
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6 votes

Should I give a brutally honest feedback on course evaluations?

Do you like to hear "brutally honest" feedback on stuff you didn't do well? Or at least ready to? If so, you are entitled to do so. …
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11 votes

How to give feedback to students after bad grades

Giving feedback only after the mark is closing the stable doors after the horse has bolted. … I focus instead on the unsaid part of this question: Make a point of giving the students feedback long before the mark, and as early as possible. …
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Should I ask my advisor to please pretend that he is happy with me until the end of my contr...

I agree that OP should talk to supervisor to clarify the situation and comment. Note that Western culture often permits a level of sarcasm/irony which is not common in other countries, and where it is …
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Including critical feedback about a course on exam paper

You are entitled to feedback. Keeping the marks secret is never a good idea - even if fairly given, it creates the impression that the university has something to hide. … all possible bad will of the department) and ask for more detailed feedback on performance; of course, always be polite, to maximise success chances. …
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How to react to a student who provides very critical comments about your teaching in a stude...

Assuming that the rest give you a good feedback, this is an outlier and usually will be seen as such. … At the point when you get the official feedback, it's too late for them to profit from it. …
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