Self-Controlled Feedback and Behavioral Outcomes in Motor Skill Learning: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Providing feedback is a key instructional strategy in motor learning. Recently, interest has grown in self-controlled (SC) feedback, which allows learners to choose when to receive feedback. However, evidence on its effectiveness remains mixed, and its impact across different learning phases and populations is unclear. This meta-analysis assessed the effect of SC feedback on motor skill learning during acquisition, retention, and transfer phases, compared to passively received (PR) feedback and Yoked (YK) feedback groups. A comprehensive search of three datasets identified 29 studies comprising 1147 participants. Although SC feedback did not bring a significant advantage in the acquisition phase, it facilitated motor skill learning in both the retention and transfer phases. Moderator analy

SUBMITTER: Wang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12467369 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature