The Generation Effect
Conclusion
Our New Study
Hypothesis: If errorful generation is followed by corrective feedback then it will still be beneficial in the learning process than passive learning with corrective feedback.
- Our findings support our claim that errorful generation followed by corrective feedback will be more beneficial in the learning process that passive learning with positive feedback.
Variables
- The number of correct words paired with correct definitions through the multiple-choice tests.
- Leaning process benefits memory more efficiently if we generate our own responses with error positive feed back
- The learning method during the experiment. There are three learning methods in the experiment: passive reading (set 1) , generated error with corrective feedback (set 2), and passive choice with corrective feedback (set 3).
- Many recorded similar answers on part one, of Test 2
The Generation Effect is when Information that is generated from one’s own mind is better remembered in the learning process.
Results
- Within our study we will asses three different learning methods in hopes of finding that Generation effect will prove to be most useful.
- We will be conducting three experiments that asses passive reading, generated error with corrective feedback, and passive choice with corrective feedback.
- Slemecka & Graf. (1978). The Generation Effect: Delineation of a Phenomenon. JEP : Human Learning and Memory, 4 (6), 592-604.
Samantha DiDonato
Juan Guzman
Kyle Soma
Tatiana Stojanov
Methods
Set 2
Set 3
- Conditions included the classroom
- We did not divide our participants, it was best to collect data as a whole
- The stimulus used were power points that consisted of our tests; displayed on projection screen
- We conducted our experiment around the questions we wanted to ask the participants