When faster student progress is needed, which feedback strategy is appropriate?

• A. Knowledge of results
• B. Non-error augmented feedback
• C. Descriptive feedback about errors
• D. Prompted error-specific feedback

Answer: (B)

When speed of improvement is the goal, giving feedback that reinforces what is being done well without dwelling on mistakes tends to move learning fastest. Non-error augmented feedback provides information about success and correct performance, which boosts motivation and confidence and encourages more practice. That combination helps learners repeat the right patterns more often and with less cognitive overload from analyzing errors. In contrast, error-focused feedback or detailed corrective guidance can disrupt automatic performance and slow progress when you need quick gains, while simple outcome feedback doesn’t guide improvements as directly.