Negative normative feedback directly increased subsequent math performance in sixth-graders¶

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q3 i2 Negative normative feedback had a positive direct effect on subsequent math performance relative to no feedback (β = .32). → Van der Beek 2025

Evidence¶

Van der Beek 2025¶

Van der Beek, J.P.J.; Van der Ven, S.H.G.; Van de Weijer-Bergsma, E.; Kroesbergen, E.H. (2025). How feedback affects emotions, performance and self-concept in mathematics. Learning and Instruction 99, 102169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102169

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Path analysis (Model 1) of the randomized experiment with 219 sixth-graders matched on prior achievement and assigned to positive, negative or no feedback; the article reports "a small positive direct effect of negative feedback on math performance" (Appendix C: β = .32, p = .009), while positive feedback showed no direct effect.

"There was also a small positive direct effect of negative feedback on math performance. Positive feedback did not directly affect math performance."

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