Teachers activating learners: The effects of a student-centred feedback approach on writing achievement

This study examined the impact of a teacher and school leader professional learning intervention on student writing achievement in Australian state primary schools. The six-month intervention was underpinned by a new student-centred feedback model. The study analysed student writing assessment data from 1060 Year 4 students across 13 intervention and 9 comparison schools. Results from multilevel analyses showed substantially larger achievement gains in the intervention group compared to the comparison group across two learning periods. Increased perceived helpfulness of several feedback strategies was associated with student achievement gains in the intervention group, showing the intervention's positive impact on feedback effectiveness.