Ditching the Sandwich Method of Providing Feedback

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Keywords:

Feedback, Partnerships, Clinical Education

Presented by:

Courtney McCormick Lewis

Key Statement:

While leading a learning community for students and educators in clinical programs, we discovered the importance of feedback and not only what is said, but how.

Abstract:

Throughout the 2023-2024 academic year, we led a learning community for students and educators in programs with clinical education. The focus of this community was on establishing partnerships in clinical education and was organized around five key areas: receptiveness, inclusion/exclusion, recognition/appreciation, legitimization, and challenge/support, as presented by Levett-Jones et al. An overarching theme that emerged from the community was the importance of feedback. Both students and educators within the community agreed that the sandwich method is outdated and impersonal. To develop partnerships in education, feedback should be an experience done with the student, not to the student.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Recognize the impact that negative feedback experiences can have on student learning.
2. Compare how the literature suggests giving feedback with how students prefer to be given feedback.
3. Understand how they can change the way they offer feedback to students in order to improve classroom culture.