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positive feedback [5 records]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
CONT

The control panel switches are rubber pushbuttons that activate as they are released. When pressed, they provide a bouncy tactile feedback.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
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Record 3 2011-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

Feedback that results in amplification or growth of the output signal.

OBS

positive feedback: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Réaction à une entrée produisant une augmentation de la sortie correspondante.

OBS

réaction positive : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
DEF

Retroalimentación [...] de parte de la salida en un circuito o sistema a la entrada, de modo que causa un aumento en la salida.

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Record 4 2005-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Psychology
  • Education (General)
CONT

Positive and Corrective Feedback. Feedback should be positive, should avoid negative statements and sarcasm, and should never demean the student. Jokes should not be made at the student's expense.

OBS

Feedback should always be constructive [and] should increase the student's capability to perform better in the future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie scolaire
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
CONT

[L'enseignant] donne une rétroaction positive aux élèves : forces et défis à relever dans le quotidien ou à la fin d'une semaine, d'une étape.

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale

Spanish

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