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ERIC Number: EJ324659
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Effects of Informative Feedback in Relation to Retention of Initial Responses.
Peeck, J.; And Others
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v10 n4 p303-13 Oct 1985
Ninety-seven fifth graders took a multiple-choice test with factual and guess questions after reading a 900-word text. The effects of immediate informative feedback, delayed feedback, or no feedback on their performance on a delayed retention tests were analyzed. Results suggested that awareness of initial errors was helpful. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Feedback, Grade 5, Guessing (Tests), Intermediate Grades, Multiple Choice Tests, Response Style (Tests), Retention (Psychology), Verbal Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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