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.