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Psychology

The Role of Feedback in Enhancing Learning and Motivation

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Research in education shows that well-designed feedback can significantly improve performance, but poorly given feedback—like task-irrelevant praise—can actually decrease motivation, especially for struggling learners.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever been told 'good job' and felt oddly unmotivated? Why does some feedback energize us while other feedback makes us give up?