Delaying feedback promotes transfer of knowledge despite student preferences to receive feedback immediately

Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 222-229

  Mullet, Hillary G ^a   Butler, Andrew C ^a   Verdin, Berenice ^b   von Borries, Ricardo ^b   Marsh, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom; Delayed feedback; Immediate feedback; Learning; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911806853     PISSN: 22113681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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