ERIC Number: EJ1372783
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Publication Date: 2022-Nov
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Effects of Computer-Based Feedback on Lower- and Higher-Order Learning Outcomes: A Network Meta-Analysis
Journal of Educational Psychology, v114 n8 p1743-1772 Nov 2022
Feedback is one of the most important factors for successful learning. Contemporary computer-based learning and testing environments allow the implementation of automated feedback in a simple and efficient manner. Previous meta-analyses suggest that different types of feedback are not equally effective. This heterogeneity might depend on learner and test characteristics as well as the assessed outcome measure. Here, we present a novel network meta-analysis approach that allowed us to compare (i.e., rank) different types of feedback regarding their effects on (lower- and higher-order) performance measures. Following an extensive literature search, we were able to use 163 effect sizes from 77 experimental studies to compare classical feedback variations such as "Knowledge of Results" (KR), "Knowledge of Correct Response" (KCR), "Elaborated Feedback" (EF), and "Answer-Until-Correct" (AUC) feedback, with each other and with a "No Feedback" (NoFB) control group. Our findings indicate that EF is most likely to be the most effective for lower-order (i.e., recall/recognition) and higher-order (i.e., transfer) learning outcomes compared with the other feedback variants. For KCR and AUC, we typically found small to large effect sizes on learning outcomes. KR was found to be less effective than the other feedback types on improving lower-order and higher-order learning outcomes. Several subgroup analyses are reported to identify moderating factors for the effectiveness of different feedback interventions for different learner characteristics (i.e., sample source, and prior knowledge level) and test characteristics (i.e., learning domain, and test format).
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Feedback (Response), Electronic Learning, Network Analysis, Meta Analysis, Effect Size, Instructional Effectiveness, Test Format, Pretests Posttests, Classification, Outcome Measures, Prior Learning, Performance
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