A literature survey suggests the generation effect is more likely to be demonstrated on delayed than immediate tests¶

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q2 i? Most surveyed generation effect studies demonstrated the effect after a delay or distraction (35 of 38), while a smaller proportion did so with immediate tests (19 of 26). → Relations Between the Worked Example and Generation Effects on Immediate and Delayed Tests 2016

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Relations Between the Worked Example and Generation Effects on Immediate and Delayed Tests 2016¶

Relations Between the Worked Example and Generation Effects on Immediate and Delayed Tests. (2016). Submitted 29/01/2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.06.007

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The article's summary of generation effect experiments in its Table 1 survey: "most studies (35 out of 38) successfully demonstrated the effect after a delay or distraction" versus 19 of 26 on immediate tests; no effect size is printed.

"most studies (35 out of 38) successfully demonstrated the effect after a delay or distraction. A smaller proportion of studies (19 out of 26) demonstrated the effect using immediate tests."

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