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Toomey, Russell B.; Russell, Stephen T. – Youth & Society, 2016
School-based victimization is associated with poorer developmental, academic, and health outcomes. This meta-analytic review compared the mean levels of school-based victimization experienced by sexual minority youth to those of heterosexual youth, and examined moderators of this difference. Results from 18 independent studies (N = 56,752…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Victims, Meta Analysis, Minority Group Students
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Van der Kleij, Fabienne M.; Feskens, Remco C. W.; Eggen, Theo J. H. M. – Review of Educational Research, 2015
In this meta-analysis, we investigated the effects of methods for providing item-based feedback in a computer-based environment on students' learning outcomes. From 40 studies, 70 effect sizes were computed, which ranged from -0.78 to 2.29. A mixed model was used for the data analysis. The results show that elaborated feedback (EF; e.g., providing…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Learning, Outcomes of Education
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Iachini, Aidyn L.; Brown, Elizabeth Levine; Ball, Annahita; Gibson, Jennifer E.; Lize, Steven E. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2015
The current educational policy context in the United States necessitates that school-based programs prioritize students' academic outcomes. This review examined the quantitative research on school mental health (SMH) early interventions and academic outcomes for at-risk high school students. Seven articles met the inclusion criteria for this…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Mental Health, At Risk Students, High School Students
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Schwinger, Malte; Wirthwein, Linda; Lemmer, Gunnar; Steinmayr, Ricarda – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
Self-handicapping represents a frequently used strategy for regulating the threat to self-esteem elicited by the fear of failing in academic achievement settings. Several studies have documented negative associations between self-handicapping and different educational outcomes, inter alia academic achievement. However, studies on the relation…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Self Esteem, Failure, Academic Achievement