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The impact of feedback and self‐efficacy on performance in training
Author(s) -
Karl Katherine A.,
O'LearyKelly Anne M.,
Martocchio Joseph J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030140409
Subject(s) - psychology , self efficacy , negative feedback , feedback regulation , subject (documents) , social psychology , computer science , engineering , mathematics education , voltage , library science , electrical engineering
Abstract This field experiment examined the main and interactive effects of self‐efficacy and feedback (i.e. the use of feedback versus no feedback) on performance in a speed reading class. Results showed that the provision of feedback was beneficial to the performance of all subjects, however as subject self‐efficacy increased, the beneficial effects of feedback to the subject's performance also increased. Subjects who received feedback on their performance experienced significantly greater increases in self‐efficacy than subjects who received no feedback. The more positive the performance feedback received, the greater the increase in individual self‐efficacy. The implications of these results for training programs are discussed.