Better, Faster Feedback

Ask any teacher what they wish they had more of, and you’ll probably hear the same answer: time. Time to conference with each student. Time to offer feedback that’s thoughtful and actionable. Time to motivate, redirect, and celebrate growth.

At Kiddom, we understand how essential feedback is to the learning process. It’s not just about pointing out errors or checking for understanding; it’s about building confidence, supporting growth, and keeping students engaged in their learning journey.

That’s why we built AI Feedback, a tool that helps teachers give better, faster feedback, while still keeping the most important voice—yours—at the center.

Why Feedback Matters (and Why It’s So Hard)

Feedback is one of the most powerful drivers of student learning. According to research, timely, specific feedback can:

• Improve academic performance
• Strengthen student motivation and confidence
• Deepen understanding through revision and reflection

And beyond that, feedback teaches students how to think about their own thinking. In other words, it builds metacognitive skills, those critical habits that help learners evaluate their strategies, monitor progress, and make adjustments. When students receive quality feedback and act on it, they’re not just improving that assignment—they’re learning how to learn.

But the challenge is scale. When you have 25 (or more!) students across multiple subjects or sections, writing individualized feedback for every question on every assignment just isn’t sustainable. That’s where AI Feedback steps in—not to replace teachers, but to support them.

What AI Feedback Can Do

Kiddom’s AI Feedback tool helps you generate rich, nuanced feedback in a fraction of the time. It currently supports:

• Written Responses
• Short Answer
• Multiple Choice
• Multiple Select

Using generative AI, the tool analyzes student work, references learning goals, and even incorporates teacher preferences or prior student performance when available. The result? Suggested feedback that’s specific, standards-aligned, and ready for your review.

You can use the feedback, edit it, or rewrite it entirely. The AI gives you a head start, and you decide how to finish.

What AI Feedback Isn’t

AI can be a powerful support, but it can’t replace you. It doesn’t recognize when a quiet student finally takes a risk and needs encouragement. It can’t sense when a confident student is ready to be pushed further. And it can’t replicate the trust, relationships, and personal insight you've built over time.

That’s why AI-generated feedback is meant to be a starting point, not the final word. It helps you get past the time barrier so more students can receive feedback—but the most meaningful feedback still comes from you. Your voice, your judgment, and your care are what make it personal and powerful.

Ensuring All Students Are Seen

AI-powered feedback can help address one of the most persistent equity challenges in classrooms: not all students receive the same level of instructional attention. Whether due to time constraints, unconscious bias, or the natural pace of a busy day, students who are quiet, less confident, new to the language, or consistently off-track often receive less feedback—and therefore fewer opportunities to grow.

By using AI to support the feedback process, teachers can ensure that every student receives something specific, actionable, and affirming. Here’s how this promotes equity in concrete ways:

• A multilingual learner who struggles with writing conventions receives a clear prompt and scaffolded support—not just a lower grade or silence.
• A student who never raises their hand gets a comment that recognizes their effort on independent work, encouraging them to stay engaged.
• A student who consistently finishes early and correctly receives an extension question that pushes their thinking, rather than being left waiting.
• A student with a pattern of errors receives consistent, targeted feedback across assignments—not just when the teacher has time.

AI doesn’t replace the teacher’s judgment, but it reduces the risk that anyone gets overlooked. It helps make sure your time and attention are distributed more equitably, so that feedback isn’t a privilege—it’s a practice that reaches every learner.