Numerous studies have shown that students that receive immediate feedback show significant increases in performance over those that receive delayed feedback. (educationworld.com)
Advocates of delayed feedback argue that feedback that is provided later allows enough time for the leaner to forget the errors and hence they won't interfere with retention. (elearningindustry.com)
Moreover, in a study comparing immediate versus delayed feedback, the mere anticipation of timely feedback produced better performance. (edutopia.org)