Learning Map
Personal & Social DevelopmentFriendship & Cooperationusually ages 9–11

Giving and Receiving Feedback

Give and receive constructive feedback — telling someone what they did well and what could be improved in a way that is helpful rather than hurtful, and receiving feedback about their own work without becoming defensive

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If your child reviews a classmate's story and finds mistakes, can they give feedback that's helpful — like 'I loved this part, and this bit could be clearer' — rather than just saying 'it's wrong'?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Working Well in a Groupages 7–9Giving/receiving feedback builds on group work skills
Communication Vocabularyages 7–11Constructive feedback uses vocabulary from assertive communication and conflict resolution
Engaging Listeners and Valuing Viewpointsages 7–8Giving feedback benefits from evaluating viewpoints and building on contributions
Assertive Communicationages 9–11Giving feedback benefits from assertive communication
Giving and Receiving Feedbackthis skill · ages 9–11
Unlocks
Leadership Styles and Influenceages 13–14Advanced friendship and community skills depends on earlier social connection concepts
Self-Reflection in Relationshipsages 9–11Social reflection benefits from feedback experience

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1).

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HP6M10low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 5 and 6 · Movement and Physical Activity – Physical Education strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Assertive Communicationages 9–11 Helping Others Resolve Conflictsages 9–11 Self-Reflection in Relationshipsages 9–11 Communication Vocabularyages 7–11

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