Learner Expectations and the Processing of Informative Feedback by Young and Elderly Adults.

Engel, Joanne B.; Phye, Gary D.

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Publication Date: 1981-Jan

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Learner Expectations and the Processing of Informative Feedback by Young and Elderly Adults.

Engel, Joanne B.; Phye, Gary D.

Educational Gerontology, v6 n1 p61-67 Jan 1981

A comparison was made between older youth and a sample of retired elderly relative to response confidence in a multiple-choice task situation. Analysis indicated that both age groups utilized feedback effectively over the two retention conditions and that both groups expressed similar levels of confidence for the specific task. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Expectation, Feedback, Information Processing, Learning Processes, Older Adults, Retention (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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