Comparison
Immediate vs delayed feedback: what the research shows
A side-by-side summary of research on feedback timing for programme directors and quality officers who set turnaround standards. Students prefer immediate feedback, and it does well in many classroom studies, while a planned delay led to better transfer in an engineering course. Both only work if the feedback arrives in time to use. Koji can help separate students' timing preferences from their actual use of feedback.
What's in this comparison
Immediate feedback
- What students say helps them most
- Tends to do well in applied classroom studies
- Can help with new or difficult tasks
- Can help with procedural skills
Delayed feedback
- Led to better transfer to new exam problems
- Held when viewing feedback was optional
- Often favoured in lab studies of test items
- Must still arrive in time to be used
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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.koji.so/visuals/immediate-vs-delayed-feedback-comparison">Immediate vs delayed feedback: what the research shows</a>, Koji</p>
