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Elleman, Amy M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Inference ability is considered central to discourse processing and has been shown to be important across models of reading comprehension. To evaluate the impact of inference instruction, a meta-analysis of 25 inference studies in Grades K-12 was conducted. Results showed that inference instruction was effective for increasing students' general…
Descriptors: Inferences, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Instructional Effectiveness
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Fischer, Franziska T.; Schult, Johannes; Hell, Benedikt – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
This is the first meta-analysis that investigates the differential prediction of undergraduate and graduate college admission tests for women and men. Findings on 130 independent samples representing 493,048 students are summarized. The underprediction of women's academic performance (d = 0.14) and the overprediction of men's academic performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Females, College Entrance Examinations, College Admission
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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
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Abrami, Philip C.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1990
Primary research on student ratings of instruction is reviewed, and questions about the validity of such ratings as measures of teacher effectiveness are explored using nomological coding of 43 validity studies to examine causes of variability in coefficients of validity. Deficiencies of prior analyses and research needs are identified. (SLD)
Descriptors: Coding, College Faculty, College Students, Generalization