PDFE #12

The two types of extrinsic feedback are knowledge of results and knowledge of performance. Knowledge of results simply has to do with the final product. In other words know whether or not the participant missed the target. Knowledge of performance has to do with how much one may have missed the target or the quality of the procedure. Both of these are necessary in order for learning to occur.
In our lab I was participant who always received knowledge of results and of course my partner was the participant who had to request it. In our lab the results were opposite to what the book would suggest. I, the participant who always received KR, did better than my partner who always had to ask for it. I think that this is because neither of us had actually learned the skill. Many times she would be right on the mark, but because she didn’t ask for her result lead her to miss on the next attempt. She asked for results fifteen times and the only times she would be right on the mark would be after she asked for her results. Also, almost every time she asked for results she would do better. Like I mentioned before, in this procedure the participant who consistently received KR did better. This was exactly what I expected simply because neither of us had learned the skill. And because we were blind folded we could not receive intrinsic results. No feedback, leads to no learning.
The blind fold was definitely a big hindrance to learning. Many times my partner would be very consistent. Unfortunately she was consistently missing. There was an instance when she hit the same place on the paper three times in a row. But, they were all three of the mark.
Feedback is an essential part of learning a skill. It’s very important to receive extrinsic feedback so that the participant does not learn the skill correctly and it also helps one give them self correct intrinsic feedback.