Practice Principle #3: Providing Effective Feedback

What is it?

The basics of the third practice principle of providing effective feedback is that despite the known benefits and extensive use of feedback, many of the research experiments on feedback reveal both positive and negative effects and few consistent patterns. Some factors which influenced the effectiveness of feedback included the learning objectives and associated tasks or features of the learners. 

Examples:

In the image below you can see an example of effective feedback. This image shows how feedback can make a work environment better. 

Reference:

Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning. San Francisco: Pfeiffer.