Delayed effort ratings are higher than the average of immediate ratings, suggesting itemized appraisals are more sensitive to effort fluctuations¶

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Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Single delayed estimates of effort exceeded the average of all immediate ratings but were not as high as ratings for the most complex task. → Scheiter 2020

Evidence¶

Scheiter 2020¶

Scheiter, K., Ackerman, R., & Hoogerheide, V. (2020). Looking at Mental Effort Appraisals through a Metacognitive Lens: Are they Biased? Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09555-9

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Van Gog et al. (2012) investigated how immediate effort ratings provided after each task item relate to a single delayed rating at the end of a task sequence. The review reports that "single delayed estimates of effort were higher than the average of all the immediate ratings," though the delayed rating was not as high as the effort reported for the most complex task, suggesting itemized appraisals better capture fluctuations.

"They found that single delayed estimates of effort were higher than the average of all the immediate ratings."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• The delayed-higher-than-immediate difference for cognitive load ratings replicates regardless of whether problem complexity increases or decreases across the sequence (Experiment 2) — a broader claim this one bears on
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• Delayed cognitive load ratings appear to be based more on the more complex problems in the series than on a recency effect — related
• Subjective effort ratings are sensitive to variations in task complexity, with higher ratings for complex tasks — related
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