Feedback on post-switch sorting improves preschoolers' DCCS performance and transfers to a novel DCCS version¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Providing feedback on post-switch sorting improved 3-year-olds' DCCS performance relative to a no-feedback condition, with gains transferring to a novel DCCS immediately and one week later. → Buttelmann F and Karbach J 2017

Evidence¶

Buttelmann F and Karbach J 2017¶

Buttelmann F and Karbach J (2017). Development and Plasticity of Cognitive Flexibility in Early and Middle Childhood. Front. Psychol. 8:1040. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01040

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The review reports, citing van Bers et al. (2014), a study of feedback effects on cognitive flexibility in 3-year-olds; gains "transferred to a novel version of the DCCS" at both time points. No effect size is printed.

"Providing feedback on the post-switch sorting improved DCCS performance compared to a standard condition without feedback. Importantly, these gains transferred to a novel version of the DCCS administered immediately after training as well as 1 week later."

Discussion¶

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