Problem solving accuracy showed age-related declines but no significant main effect of feedback; a marginal Age × Feedback interaction reflected age differences only within the high-PFB group¶
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q3 i? Older adults showed lower mystery problem solving accuracy than younger adults overall, but feedback had no significant main effect on accuracy; the Age × Feedback interaction was only marginally significant. → Soederberg Miller 2010
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Soederberg Miller 2010¶
Soederberg Miller, L. M., & West, R. L. (2010). The Effects of Age, Control Beliefs, and Feedback on Self-Regulation of Reading and Problem Solving. Experimental Aging Research, 36(1), 40-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/03610730903418380
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ANOVA on proportion of multiple-choice questions correctly answered across 6 mysteries. The article reports "F(1,91) = 4.4, p < .05, η2 = .05" for age, a nonsignificant feedback main effect (F < 1), and a marginally significant Age × Feedback interaction (F(1,91) = 2.8, p = .10, η2 = .03).
"A 2 (Age: young, old) × 2 (Feedback: high, low) ANOVA on problem solving accuracy showed a significant effect of Age, F(1,91) = 4.4, p < .05, η2 = .05, which, consistent with past research (Thornton & Dumke, 2005), indicated age-related declines in problem solving performance. We also found a nonsignificant main effect of Feedback, F < 1, and a marginally significant Age × Feedback interaction, F(1,91) = 2.8, p = .10, η2 = .03."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Age and Developmental Stage — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it
- Problem Solving — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Feedback effects on attention to conceptual integration are moderated by age and control beliefs: only older adults with high control beliefs allocate more attention after high-performance feedback — related
- High-performance feedback increases performance expectations more than low-performance feedback, with additive effects of age and control beliefs — related
- The false feedback manipulation successfully altered performance beliefs: the high-PFB group rated their performance higher relative to age peers than the low-PFB group — related
- High-performance feedback increases self-efficacy more than low-performance feedback, with comparable effects across younger and older adults — related
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Problem solving accuracy showed age-related declines but no significant main effect of feedback; a marginal Age × Feedback interaction reflected age differences only within the high-PFB group |
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Problem solving accuracy showed age-related declines but no significant main effect of feedback; a marginal Age × Feedback interaction reflected age differences only within the high-PFB group |
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2010 |
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