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Table 1 Framework for written descriptive feedback adopted in the study

From: Action research on the effect of descriptive and evaluative feedback order on student learning in a specialized mathematics and science secondary school

Universal Intellectual Standards (UIS)

Descriptive comments will be provided in the form of critical thinking questions

1. Clarity

Could you elaborate further on that point?

Could you illustrate more?

Could you give me an example?

Could you express this point in another way?

2. Accuracy

How could we check this? How could we find out if that is true?

3. Precision

Could you give more details?

Could you be more specific?

4. Relevance

How is your answer/solution connected to the question?

5. Depth

How does your answer/solution address the complexities in the questions?

How are you taking into account the problems in the question?

6. Breadth

Do we need to consider xxx?

Is there another way to look at this question?

What would your answer be if xxx?

7. Logic

Does this really make sense?

How does this step follow?

Before you implied this, and now you are making this claim, how can both be true?

  1. Note. The levels and the questions used are adopted from Elder & Paul (2006)