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Epstein, M.L., Epstein, B.B., & Brosvic, G.M. (2001). Psychological Reports, 88, 889-894
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Performance on two multiple-choice testing procedures was examined during unit tests and a final examination. The Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique provided immediate response feedback in an answer-until-correct style of responding. The testing format which served as a point of comparison was the Scantron form. Students used one of either format in introductory psychology courses during unit tests whereas all students used the Scantron form on the final examination. Students tested with Immediate Feedback forms on the unit tests correctly answered more of the final examination questions which were repeated from earlier unit tests than did students tested with Scantron forms. Also, students tested with Immediate Feedback forms correctly answered more final examination questions previously answered incorrectly on the unit tests than did students tested previously with Scantron forms.
Specifically, approximately 60% of the errors initially made on unit tests when the IF-AT was used were converted to correct answers on the final examination, whereas approximately 70% of the errors initially made on unit tests when Scantron forms were used were repeated on the final exam. These results indicate that the use of the IF-AT form (as compared to not using immediate feedback) results in a 30% increase in students correcting answers that on a prior test they answered incorrectly.
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