What is "constructive feedback"?

• A. Overly critical feedback that demotivates
• B. General praise with no direction
• C. Specific, actionable feedback that guides improvement without discouraging the learner
• D. Feedback on unrelated topics

Answer: (C)

Constructive feedback focuses on helping someone improve by describing what they did well and exactly what to change, with concrete steps. It targets specific work, not personal traits, and it provides actionable guidance so the learner can apply it next time. The aim is to guide improvement while maintaining motivation. This differs from overly critical feedback, which can demotivate, or vague praise, which offers no direction, and from feedback on unrelated topics, which isn’t useful for the task at hand.