noun phrase · academic
constructive feedback
UK/ˌkɒnstrʌkˈtɪv ˈfiːdbæk/US/ˌkɑːnstrʌkˈtɪv ˈfiːdbæk/con·STRUC·tive FEED·back
feedback that points out strengths and weaknesses and gives actionable suggestions for improvement
Examples
“After the draft I got very useful constructive feedback from my supervisor.”
“Students progress faster when they receive regular constructive feedback.”
“Try to be specific when you give constructive feedback to classmates.”
Band 8 sentence
“My supervisor's constructive feedback on the methodology forced me to rethink several assumptions and ultimately strengthened the final paper.”
Collocations
- give constructive feedback
- receive constructive feedback
- provide constructive feedback on
Word family
Common mistakes
give a constructive feedback→give constructive feedback
I get feedback constructive→I get constructive feedback
Say it for a higher band
5good feedback→6helpful feedback→7+constructive feedback
Synonyms
helpful feedback
Easily confused
helpful feedback
“Her comments were helpful feedback that clarified the assignment.”
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