Critical reflection – The role of peer and tutor feedback

The role of peer and tutor feedback holds an importance in allowing both the tutors and peers to learn and improve in many areas. It is also a process that everyone has to go through when we study, an opportunity for us to improve.

Presentation has always been my strength as I am not shy in front of crowds and many friends or peers acknowledge that as I am naturally vocal, and I have also done many events since my secondary school years with a big group of audience. However, I believe that in order to be an influential or good speaker, there is much more to become one. Thus, I am always open to comments or feedback given to me, as I seek for self improvement.

I personally feel that feedback allows someone to grow especially in school, when peer or tutor gives us comments on how we can better read, present, write or deliver our report writing skills. I feel that without feedback or comments, I would not be able to spot which areas that requires improvement and it also gives me a better direction as I know what I should work on, and many times, on my writing skills.

Writing skills are important especially when I am at a university education level as every other modules requires report writing. During my course of study in Temasek Polytechnic, we were taught effective communications through the 3 years. It is also often emphasised to us that effective writing plays an important part when we proceed to higher levels of study.

Now, as I look back on the months of effective communication lessons done, I feel that I have learnt how to write better and pay close attention to my writings, as well as be careful of the tenses used. I would not expect myself to be very fluent, but I do try my best to write effectively. There are also areas such as reader response entries that I am weak in as I have not written this form of writing before, but after seeing the comments given by my peers and tutors, I have a better understanding on what was missing and I try my best to make amendments accordingly.

Although weak writing skills has been my weakness, I do not feel inferior as there are always other teaching tools to allow myself to improve. I constantly allow my friends or peers to read my entries, my posts, or reports to hear comments and their feedback on it. As I work towards writing, presenting and my language skills better, these will definitely help me to organize contents in my reports as well as presentations. The contents taught in class would also allow me to stay critical in my writing for future modules to be taken in SIT. I truly believe that education is something that can not be stolen or taken away from someone and that is golden to me.

I do hope that as I continue my journey in SIT, this module will serve its greatest purpose to bring me through assignments in the following years.

“Good feedback is the key to improvement.”

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November 29, 2015November 29, 2015 by dimplemomo 4 Comments