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. 2020 Jan 22;10:3087. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03087

TABLE 3.

Effect sizes and heterogeneity for different moderator subgroups.

Moderator k d C.I. Q I2
Research design
Controlled study 713 0.42 [0.37 – 0.46] 3321.86 78.6%
Pre-post study 244 0.63 [0.56 – 0.69] 2317.88 89.5%
Publication type
Journal article 843 0.49 [0.45 – 0.53] 5176.67 83.7%
Dissertation 116 0.36 [0.25 – 0.46] 522.72 78.0%
Outcome measure
Cognitive 597 0.51 [0.46 – 0.55] 3689.88 83.8%
Motivational 109 0.33 [0.23 – 0.42] 600.96 82.0%
Physical 19 0.63 [0.34– 0.92] 36.65 50.9%
Behavioral 30 0.48 [−0.09 – 1.06] 0.28 50.0%
Type of feedback
Reinforcement or punishment 39 0.24 [0.06 – 0.43] 123.54 69.2%
Corrective feedback 238 0.46 [0.39 – 0.55] 1260.41 81.2%
High-information feedback 42 0.99 [0.82 – 1.15] 157.12 73.9%
Feedback direction
Teacher > student 812 0.47 [0.43 – 0.51] 4510.40 82.0%
Student > teacher 27 0.35 [0.13 – 0.56] 52.92 50.9%
Student > student 16 0.85 [0.59 – 1.11] 132.28 88.7%

k, number of study effects; d, average effect size; C.I., 95% confidence interval; Q, heterogeneity within subgroup; I2, total amount of heterogeneity within subgroup.