Put diesel fuel in the tank of a diesel car, and the cogs and pistons smoothly tick. Put petrol in a diesel engine - the mechanics cease to run smoothly, and problems begin to develop. Feedback can have the same effect – it can either power your students’ learning journey or leave them liable to stall. So, what are the potential benefits and possible limitations of feedback? When feedback does what it is meant to do (be it written, verbal or part of a peer critique), errors in student work decrease, planning is clearly informed and the once-tangled ball of skills and knowledge begins to unravel. Is there a secret in closing a flailing feedback black hole and building a fortress of achievement? I conclude a resounding no. In the feedback strand of their online Teaching and Learning Toolkit (Education Endowment Foundation , 2018), the Education Endowment Foundation highlights the importance of understanding the ‘potential benefits’ and the ‘possible limitations of feedbac
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