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Peer reviewedThomas, Jerry R., Jr.; French, Karen E. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1986
Meta-analysis is a set of procedures used to quantify, integrate, and analyze the findings of a large number of research studies. The article describes the new statistical techniques used and provides an example of their application to data regarding gender differences in throwing velocity of children and adolescents. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills, Research Reports
Peer reviewedWilgenbusch, Tammy; Merrell, Kenneth W. – School Psychology Quarterly, 1999
A systematic meta-analysis of research studies (N=22) published since 1980 concerning self-concept as a multidimensional phenomenon in children and adolescents was conducted. Results show a complex pattern of gender differences and similarities, some of which were consistent across grade level. Although some of the results defied stereotypes,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Education, Instructional Program Divisions
Peer reviewedMcArthur, Julia M.; Wellner, Karen L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1996
Examines results of Piagetian spatial research studies while focusing on the existence of gender differences in Piagetian spatial assessments. Results indicate that a majority of performance assessments did not demonstrate a significant difference between males and females. Concludes that the clinical interview results provide evidence of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues, Meta Analysis, Performance Based Assessment
Download full textFriedman, Lynn – 1992
The meta analysis reported in this paper considers the implications of combined correlational evidence for the nature of the relationships of mathematical and spatial skills, and for the possibility that spatial skill underlies gender differences in favor of males on mathematical tasks. In all, 136 studies reported in 116 articles and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry, Mathematics Achievement
