Effects of Differential Feedback on Students' Examination Performance

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-333

  Lipnevich, Anastasiya A ^a   Smith, Jeffrey K ^b  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

college students; effects of feedback; formative assessment; grades; praise

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 75149146681     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017841     Document Type: Article

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