How does immediate feedback support pupil progress in writing and does this have greater impact than post lesson marking?

The focus of the research was to explore how progress can be maximised during a literacy unit and the impact of verbal feedback versus post-lesson written feedback. The importance of effective feedback hasn’t been disputed; however the way that the feedback is given is undertaken very differently within many schools, federations and local authorities. The research took place over a period of months, looking and comparing outcomes across both fiction and non-fiction units of work.