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Fyfe, Emily R.; Rittle-Johnson, Bethany – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
Feedback can be a powerful learning tool, but its effects vary widely. Research has suggested that learners' prior knowledge may moderate the effects of feedback; however, no causal link has been established. In Experiment 1, we randomly assigned elementary school children (N = 108) to a condition based on a crossing of 2 factors: induced strategy…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Prior Learning, Role, Attribution Theory
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Herppich, Stephanie; Wittwer, Jörg; Nückles, Matthias; Renkl, Alexander – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
In the course of tutoring, tutors have the opportunity to formatively assess a tutee's understanding. The information gathered by engaging in formative assessment can be used by tutors not only to adapt instruction in order to enhance learning but also to form a summative judgment in order to document a tutee's learning after tutoring.…
Descriptors: Role, Teaching Experience, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation