Feedback neutralizes the effect of prior study on final cued recall performance¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2008 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 Prior study increased correct responses and decreased intrusions only in the no-feedback condition; feedback made performance roughly equal across study conditions. → Andrew C. Butler and Henry L. Roediger III 2008 q3 i3 Prior study decreased intrusions in the no-feedback condition but was neutralized by feedback. → Andrew C. Butler and Henry L. Roediger III 2008 (2)

Evidence¶

Andrew C. Butler and Henry L. Roediger III 2008¶

Andrew C. Butler and Henry L. Roediger III. (2008). Feedback enhances the positive effects and reduces the negative effects of multiple-choice testing. Memory & Cognition, 36(3), 604-616. https://doi.org/10.3758/MC.36.3.604

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

Interaction of feedback condition and prior study on correct responses, F(4,138) = 5.77, ηp² = .14. Correct responses rose with prior study in the no-feedback condition but not with delayed feedback, where "performance was roughly the same in all three of the study conditions".

"in the delayed-feedback con dition, it did not matter w hether stu dents had previously studied the mater ial at a ll; performance was roughly the same in all three of the study conditions."

Andrew C. Butler and Henry L. Roediger III 2008 (2)¶

Andrew C. Butler and Henry L. Roediger III. (2008). Feedback enhances the positive effects and reduces the negative effects of multiple-choice testing. Memory & Cognition, 36(3), 604-616. https://doi.org/10.3758/MC.36.3.604

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

Interaction of prior study and feedback on intrusions, F(4,138) = 5.88, ηp² = .15. Prior study reduced intrusions only without feedback; feedback reduced intrusions and made study amount irrelevant.

"Greater amount of prior stud y decreased the proportion of intrusions in the no-feedback condition (as in Ro e-diger & Mars h, 2005 ), but t he amount o f pr ior stu dy was neutra lized by feedback, which reduced the nu m-ber of intrusions."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Feedback Enhances Retrieval Practice — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Feedback improves confidence calibration, and prior lure exposure inflates confidence in intrusions — related
• Feedback on a multiple-choice test sharply reduces lure intrusions on a later cued recall test, with immediate and delayed schedules equally effective — related
• Providing feedback after initial multiple-choice tests cut lure intrusions on final short-answer tests roughly in half, with immediate and delayed feedback equally effective — related
• Taking initial multiple-choice tests without feedback can lead students to later produce the incorrect lure answers they selected, even when an overall retrieval practice benefit occurs — related
• Taking a multiple-choice test produces a testing effect on later cued recall, but testing without study or feedback can be net harmful — related
• Multiple-choice testing improves later cued recall of prose facts, a benefit that persists though reduced after a one-week delay — related