As we sit down to grade that last stack of papers, did our students learn from subsequent assignments? That is, did students look at the graded work you returned and take the comments and suggestions to heart? In my experience, they more often look at the grade at the top, then move on.
In this concise piece from Faculty Focus, Julia Colella provides a self-reflection rubric she requires of her students after an essay assignment is returned. With this rubric, she finds students are less prone to make the same mistakes and can restore their confidence by highlighting a strength from their current essay.
Students reading your comments and taking them to heart? Be good to your future self and give it a try.