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ERIC Number: EJ317649
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Type and Combination of Feedback on Children's Discrimination Learning.
Getsie, Rosemary L.; And Others
Review of Educational Research, v55 n1 p9-22 Spr 1985
To estimate the relative effects of three types and three combinations of feedback on children's discrimination learning, a meta-analysis was performed on the findings of 89 studies. In general, reward compared to punishment or to reward plus punishment is the least efficient method of feedback for teaching children discrimination materials. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Effect Size, Elementary Education, Feedback, Incentives, Meta Analysis, Performance Factors, Psychological Studies, Punishment, Reinforcement, Research Methodology, Rewards, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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