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Constructive feedback, evaluation and assessment

BDJ In Practice volume 35, pages 16–18 (2022)Cite this article

In this article Dr Janine Brooks MBE will be exploring how we can get the most out of assessment and evaluation and how to be constructive when giving feedback

Done the right way, effective giving and receiving feedback and how we can achieve useful, constructive, helpful feedback without crushing the other person can be of immense value. Here I'll look at some methods of assessment and evaluation and describe some tools that can aid how we assess and evaluate.

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Brooks, J. Constructive feedback, evaluation and assessment. BDJ In Pract 35, 16–18 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-022-1186-0

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