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The instructional effect of feedback in test-like events.

Bangert-Drowns, Robert L., Kulik, Chen-Lin C., Kulik, James A., Morgan, MaryTeresa·1991·Review of Educational Research

Abstract

Feedback is an essential construct for many theories of learning and instruction, and an understanding of the conditions for effective feedback should facilitate both theoretical development and instructional practice. In an early review of feedback effects in written instruction, Kulhavy (1977) proposed that feedback’s chief instructional significance is to correct errors. This error-correcting action was thought to be a function of presentation timing, response certainty, and whether students could merely copy answers from feedback without having to generate their own. The present meta-analysis reviewed 58 effect sizes from 40 reports. Feedback effects were found to vary with control for presearch availability, type of feedback, use of pretests, and type of instruction and could be quite large under optimal conditions. Mediated intentional feedback for retrieval and application of specific knowledge appears to stimulate the correction of erroneous responses in situations where its mindful ( Salomon & Globerson, 1987 ) reception is encouraged.

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  • Previous meta-analyses have produced inconsistent results of feedback on cognitive variables.

    “Previous meta-analyses have produced inconsistent results of feedback on cognitive variables (Kulik and Kulik, 1988; Bangert-Drowns et al., 1991; Azevedo and Bernard, 1995; Kluger and DeNisi, 1996; Lyster and Saito, 2010) and significant heterogeneity remains within the sub-group defined by this moderator in our analysis.”

    From The Power of Feedback Revisited: A Meta-Analysis of Educational Feedback Research (2020) · cites this paper as Bangert-Drowns et al., 1991

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Authors
Bangert-Drowns, R. L., Kulik, C.-L. C., Kulik, J. A., & Morgan, M.
Affiliations
  • State University of New York at Albany
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • State University of New York (US)
Venue
Review of Educational Research
Published
1991-06
Volume
61
Issue
2
Pages
213-238
ISSN
  • 0034-6543 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-1046
OpenAlex
W2171054741
Cited by
1,313
References
48
Citations by year
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FWCI
54.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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Review of Educational Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
Keywords
feedback, error correction, pretest, retrieval practice, knowledge application, response certainty, presentation timing, written instructions

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