Feedback is one of the most important elements in classroom learning, which is why we all dissuade students from handing all their assignments in on the last day. Training students to use teacher feedback to augment their learning would certainly improve their results and could well provide a solution to the piles of last-minute marking. Many educators have learned that feedback should be within 24 to 48 hours, and this article agrees with that premise, offering solutions for the overwhelmed teacher and resources to make the job easier:

• https://www.edutopia.org/blog/timely-feedback-now-or-never-john-mccarthy