CORRECTION AND REVIEW ON SUCCESSIVE PARTS IN LEARNING A HIERARCHICAL TASK

摘要

On the basis of this assumption it was hypothesized that: in a hierarchical learning task, (a) if part I is mastered, Ss are able to learn part H faster and with fewer errors than if part I is not mastered before proceeding to part II, etc.; (b) when the terminal test requires every S to review previously presented materials until he is able to answer every question correctly, Ss who are required to master each successive part of the task before proceeding take less total time to master the terminal test than Ss who proceed from part to part with no requirement of mastery; (c) Ss who are required to master each successive part of the task before proceeding retain the material better than Ss who proceed from part to part with no requirement of mastery even when the terminal test requires every S to review previously presented materials until he is able to answer every question correctly.