An Efficient Technique for Giving Feedback on Student Writing

Giving feedback on student writing can be time-consuming and exhausting. The autocorrect feature in Word can speed up the process. A list of frequent comments, along with short codes for each, can be added to a customized list of autocorrect items such that Word will replace the typed codes with the associated comments. In this session I’ll share directions for inputting a customized list in autocorrect, and how I’ve used the technique. The time that is saved by using these customized comments regarding grammar, structure, and writing style issues can be used to give students substantive feedback on content.