Provision of feedback during preparation for academic testing: Learning is enhanced by immediate but not delayed feedback

Psychological Record

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-231

  Dihoff, Roberta E ^a   Brosvic, Gary M ^b   Epstein, Michael L ^b   Cook, Michael J ^b  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442448360     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395471     Document Type: Article

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