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When Does Feedback Facilitate Learning of Words?
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Some researchers have suggested that although feedback may enhance performance during associative learning, it does so at the expense of later retention. To examine this issue, subjects (N = 258) learned Luganda-English word pairs. After 2 initial exposures to the materials, subjects were tested on each item several times, with the presence and type of feedback varying between subjects. A final test followed after 1 week. Supplying the correct answer after an incorrect response not only improved performance during the initial learning session--it also increased final retention by 494%. On the other hand, feedback after correct responses made little difference either immediately or at a delay, regardless of whether the subject was confident in the response. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pashler, H., Cepeda, N. J., Wixted, J. T., & Rohrer, D.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
- Published
- 2005
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-8
- ISSN
- 0278-7393 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1285
- OpenAlex
- W2137377708
- Cited by
- 445
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- escholarship.org
- Locations
- Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01mh061549-03)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH61549, R01 MH45584, R01MH045584)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Keywords
- feedback, word learning, associative learning, retention, delayed retention, response confidence, error feedback, second language vocabulary acquisition
- MeSH terms
- Feedback, Humans, Learning, Reinforcement, Psychology, Vocabulary
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