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Download full textOsborne-Lampkin, La'Tara; Folsom, Jessica Sidler; Herrington, Carolyn D. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2015
This systematic review of the relationships between principal characteristics and student achievement was created for educators, administrators, policy-makers, and other individuals interested in a comprehensive catalogue of research on relations between principal characteristics and student achievement. It synthesizes what is known about…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Meta Analysis
Preiss, Raymond W. – 1988
The usefulness of meta-analysis in summarizing domains of primary research has led to widespread use of the techniques. Often, however, the researcher will have several options when cumulating empirical studies and readers will have questions regarding judgment calls made during a meta-analysis. In these cases, it is helpful to consult the primary…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Meta Analysis, Research Methodology
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 reviewedMann, Charles C. – Science, 1994
Describes how the statistical technique of meta-analysis can be used to help resolve conflicting studies in social sciences. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Research, Higher Education, Meta Analysis
Shymansky, James A.; And Others – 1987
A meta-analysis of studies of the impact of new science curricula on the performance of students was initially conducted in 1983 as part of a coordinated program of meta-analysis of research on science education. This paper reports the results of a re-synthesis of the research dealing with student performance in the new science curriculum using…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Improvement, Meta Analysis, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedChilds, T. Stephen; Shakeshaft, Charol – Journal of Education Finance, 1986
This meta-analysis found a minimal relationship between student achievement and educational expenditures except for direct instructional expenditures such as teachers' salaries and supplies. The amount spent is less vital than how the money is spent. (Compare gymnasium renovation with purchasing a new math program.) Nonschool factors may also be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditures
Hedges, Larry V.; And Others – 1989
Methods for meta-analysis have evolved dramatically since Gene Glass first proposed the term in 1976. Since that time statistical and nonstatistical aspects of methodology for meta-analysis have been developing at a steady pace. This guide is an attempt to provide a practical introduction to rigorous procedures in the meta-analysis of social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Effect Size, Higher Education, Meta Analysis
