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Gender Gap in Force Concept Inventory: A Meta-Analysis of Gender Gap on the FCI in High School and College Introductory Physics Courses in the U.S. and International Countries
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Polin Yadak – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This meta-analysis synthesized research on gender gap in the Force Concept Inventory (FCI). The main goal of the present meta-analysis was to identify the moderator variables that mediate effect size differences. Furthermore, the statistical significance of the average effect sizes was investigated. The inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Introductory Courses
Assessment of Cognitive Abilities and Reading Comprehension across School-Age Development: A Meta-Analysis
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Finn, Diana Baker – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of specific cognitive abilities and reading comprehension across a variety of norm referenced tests that align with Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities and integrative models of reading. Data from existing studies was analyzed by comparing the relationships of four…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Cognitive Ability, Meta Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Meta-Analysis Comparing Student Outcomes for National Board Certified Teachers and Non-National Board Certified Teachers
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Hacke, Wendy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Current quantitative research on the effectiveness of the National Board certification has resulted in contradictory findings. Consequently, this meta-analysis synthesized the results of 12 studies on National Board Certification and student achievement. Of those, 9 studies were used to calculate effect sizes for reading, and all 12 were used to…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Teacher Certification
A Meta-Analysis of Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Provider Effects on Student Achievement
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Chappell, Shanan L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The 2001 renewal of the United States' Title I program, which provides federal funds to schools with large populations of low-income students, instituted the Supplemental Educational Services (SES) program in which schools in their third year of failing to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) are required to offer after-school tutoring in core…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, School Effectiveness, Low Achievement, Tutoring