In plain English
It means remarks about the work taken as a whole, not separate notes on individual parts. These comments give a broad judgement on the overall performance or quality.
In context
Here, “overall feedback” names the comments that assess the assignment as a whole.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- names the section for general instructor comments on the whole assignment
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not indicate whether there are also comments on specific parts of the work.
Examples
“After marking the essay, the tutor gave overall feedback first and then noted a few problems in the introduction.”
“Her overall feedback on the assignment was encouraging but brief.”