Fading feedback timing involves which pattern?

• A. Providing feedback at the beginning and less as practice continues
• B. Providing feedback only at the end of practice
• C. Providing feedback every trial
• D. Never providing feedback

Answer: (A)

Fading feedback timing tests how to pace feedback during practice to support both learning and independence. Early in practice, learners benefit from frequent feedback to establish what correct performance should feel and look like, helping to reduce errors quickly. As performance improves, they need to rely more on their own sensing and error-detection abilities, so feedback is reduced and given less often. This gradual reduction helps build durable learning and transfer, rather than creating a dependency on external guidance. The described pattern—giving feedback at the beginning and decreasing it as practice continues—fits this approach. If feedback were given on every trial, learners might become dependent and not learn to correct errors on their own. If feedback were provided only at the end, corrections would come too late to guide ongoing practice. And never providing feedback would leave learners without essential information early on, slowing or impeding progress.