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Stanczak, Arnaud; Darnon, Céline; Robert, Anaïs; Demolliens, Marie; Sanrey, Camille; Bressoux, Pascal; Huguet, Pascal; Buchs, Céline; Butera, Fabrizio – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
"Jigsaw" is a peer learning procedure derived from social interdependence theory, which suggests that individuals positively linked by a common goal can benefit from positive and promotive social interactions (Aronson & Patnoe, 2011). Although jigsaw has often been presented as an efficient way to promote learning, empirical research…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Outcomes of Education, Meta Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness
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Yildiz Yildirim; Melek Gülsah Sahin – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2023
There is increasing interest in meta-analysis in different fields due to the need to combine the results of primary research. One of the crucial concepts in combining results is weighting. This study examines how Hunter and Schmidt's method, weighting by sample size; Hedges and Vevea's method, weighting by inverse variance; and Osburn and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Weighted Scores, Meta Analysis, Effect Size
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Zhou, Lili; Suazo Flores, Elizabeth; Sapkota, Bima; Newton, Jill – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021
People often view mathematics as abstract, cold, and irrelevant to real-life, and their school experiences influence such views. In this case study, we investigated the mathematics learning experiences of two women who participated in an afterschool girls STEM club 26 years ago. We explored their experiences in and out of school and how such…
Descriptors: Relevance (Education), Clubs, After School Programs, STEM Education
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Adesope, Olusola O.; Lavin, Tracy; Thompson, Terri; Ungerleider, Charles – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
Background: Many countries rely on immigrants for population growth and to maintain a skilled workforce. However, many such immigrants face literacy-related barriers to success in education and in the labour force. Aims: This meta-analysis reviews experimental and quasi-experimental studies to examine strategies for teaching English literacy to…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Economic Status, Phonics, Academic Achievement
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Varjas, Kris; Meyers, Joel; Henrich, Christopher C.; Graybill, Emily C.; Dew, Brian J.; Marshall, Megan L.; Williamson, Zachary; Skoczylas, Rebecca B.; Avant, Marty – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2006
The purpose of the Peer Victimization Intervention (PVI) was to develop and implement a culture-specific pilot intervention to address the effects of bullying on middle school students who are victims utilizing the Participatory Culture-Specific Intervention Model (PCSIM; Nastasi, Moore, & Varjas, 2004). The involvement of participants who serve…
Descriptors: Intervention, Student Attitudes, Bullying, Grade 8
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Papadopoulos, Timothy C.; Panayiotou, Georgia; Spanoudis, George; Natsopoulos, Demetrios – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2005
This study examined the planning performance of children with attention deficits, and also investigated the possible interactions between inattention and anxiety in the performance of executive function tasks. A group of 98 children (grades 4 and 6), derived from an initial group of 550, were assigned to an attention difficulties group (AD) and a…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Development