In the third stage teachers provide students feedback concerning
their application of the criteria. At this point it is helpful if they show
students qualitatively different products to illustrate how criteria are
applied. This process requires feedback not about whether an answer or
product is correct but rather about how well students understand and
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apply the criteria. Discussion allows students to resolve questions and
uncertainties about the criteria. Feedback should clearly relate to the
criteria and, eventually, students should be able to initiate feedback
themselves to justify their ratings and initiate a dialogue with the teacher
about self-evaluatio