Brian Johnson describes a study where 7th graders who got feedback explaining its purpose revised their essays at twice the rate of those who didn't: 80% versus 40%. Young people respond to criticism when it's respectful, specific, and explains why it matters.
Here's the quick take on the study that Dave conducted. Imagine 7th graders and their teachers are grading an essay on who their favorite heroes are. So the kids do a first draft, the teacher gives them feedback. Now the study is those students were randomly assigned to one of two groups. In one group, they got a note with what they called wise feedback. I'm giving you this feedback in order to help you improve. So they're very, very clear on why they're giving the feedback. Whereas the other group, the control group, basically got a note that said, I'm giving you feedback on your essay. But they didn't say why. That they believed in them, that they thought they could improve, could see their potential, etc. The teachers don't know which student got which note. And the question is, what happens when you give them wise feedback versus not really telling them why you're giving them feedback? Remember, 10 to 25-year-olds are sensitive to criticism. They don't want to be overly judged, but they also want to be respected. They don't want to be looked down upon. The students who received wise feedback were twice as likely to actually do the things that their teacher advised them to do. 80% of those who received wise feedback took the advice and used it and submitted a revised paper. Only 40% of the other group did. Wise feedback matters. We want to be clear as we give our kids or our students or our athletes or our team members, if we have young employees, feedback to help bring out the best in them.
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