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to feedforward

to feedforward

7.7
To give advice to help someone do better in future tasks
  • verb
  • /ˈfiːdˌfɔːrwərd/
  • Jargon
translation icon : proporcionar información
  • It's a good way to document and keep a record of writing growth; students are accountable for the work they do or don't do (and if they don't, how can I help them?). I can check content before posting, and I use it as a place to give feedback and feedforward on their writing.

Examples

  • Complexity requires the types of massive interconnections that promote both feedback and feedforward loops.

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  • The teacher provided feedforward to help students improve their research skills for future projects.

  • During the meeting, the manager offered feedforward on the new marketing strategy to enhance team performance next quarter.

  • To assist with their performance, she focused on giving clear feedforward rather than criticizing their past presentations.

Synonyms

to feed
vsto feedforward
726 1.8

To give information and help to a system, idea or feeling

is meant to offer guidance specifically to improve future actions
to feed into
vsto feedforward
23 4.1

To give information or ideas that change something

is intended specifically to guide future actions and improve performance

How Helpful

to coach
224 2.0
to train
∞ 1.0
to feedforward
  • Jargon
7.7
to advise
414 2.2
to inform
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

feedforward infinitive
feedforwarded past
feedforwarded past participle
feedingforward present participle
feedforwards third person singular

Morphology

feedforward = feed (semi-transparent) = forward + feed

The word clearly combines 'feed' and 'forward', but the specialized sense of passing information on for future use is only partly predictable from the parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'forward' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Feedforward comes from the parts feed ('to give') and forward ('ahead'). As a verb, it means to give advice or information before an event to help someone do better, not to judge what they did before.