The process of giving
people
feedback
or evaluating their performance is something that has existed for years and certainly will continue in the near future.
However
, the majority of the population does not enjoy receiving criticism or being tested.
This
essay will explore the two main reasons behind
this
issue as well as present a couple of possible
solutions
.
To begin
with, let us start with the two causes of the problem at hand.
Firstly
, most
people
in the position to give feedbacks have not been properly trained to do so, which causes the communication to happen in a way that can make the receiving end feel insecure. Several are the stories of angry bosses that yell at their subordinates
instead
of having a calm and gentle conversation with them. When
this
happens it is reasonable that
people
feel ashamed and threatened, which creates a psychological barrier in them for future
feedback
interactions.
Secondly
, regarding evaluations, consider how most of the tests can be extremely stressful. An absurd amount of pressure is generally put on those taking exams, mainly due to the harsh penalties that can accompany failure. To illustrate, at schools children that fail evaluations are told that they will not be able to attend a good university, which
further
decreases their motivation and will to be tested again.
Despite these issues, several
solutions
can be applied to these situations. To start with,
people
that give feedbacks should be trained to do so, as there are much better ways of communicating the message. Many studies have shown that the 'sandwich
feedback
', which consists of saying the negative criticism in the middle of two positive sentences, can be an effective way of transmitting what needs to be said. To
further
explain,
people
that get praised for their good actions before receiving a critic tend to be much more receptive to it. Now, regarding evaluations, there is one way of relieving the pressure from those that are being examined. Some researchers have proven that a more continuous method of evaluation should be preferred over a discrete test.
This
can make the pressure dissolve in a more expanded timeframe.
To conclude, being tested and receiving
feedback
are difficult things to handle and will probably continue to bother most of the population.
However
, there are
solutions
to these issues
such
as training
people
in communication, as well as changing the current method of evaluation present in society. If the government could raise awareness of these matters to the public and propose the
solutions
discussed above, certainly many would be grateful and benefit from
this
action.