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Wen-Ta Tseng; Yeu-Ting Liu; Yi-Ting Hsu; Hsi-Chin Chu – Language Teaching Research, 2024
This study set out to re-examine the effectiveness of study abroad programs in second language (L2) acquisition through a multi-level meta-analysis. Overall, 42 primary studies published between 1995 and 2019 were identified, and in total 283 effect sizes were meta-analysed. This study implemented a three-level random effects model to account for…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Liu, Jiren; Zhang, Jianying – English Language Teaching, 2018
Extensive reading has been continuously studied as a promising instructional method for improving students' language proficiency, including reading proficiency, vocabulary acquisition, and grammar awareness. The present study is a meta-analysis, which synthesized the data of 21 empirical studies (N = 1268). It was designed to explore whether…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Meta Analysis, Reading Programs, Language Proficiency
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Alegre, Francisco; Moliner, Lidon; Maroto, Ana; Lorenzo-Valentin, Gil – Educational Review, 2019
In this review, we have examined the main components of peer tutoring in mathematics in primary education (1st to 6th grade) settings. Fifty studies were included in this article. The review was intended to examine trends in this research field regarding roles of the participants, their age (same-age vs cross-age), the methodological approach…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
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Tomcho, Thomas J.; Foels, Rob – Teaching of Psychology, 2012
Teaching researchers commonly employ group-based collaborative learning approaches in Teaching of Psychology teaching activities. However, the authors know relatively little about the effectiveness of group-based activities in relation to known psychological processes associated with group dynamics. Therefore, the authors conducted a meta-analytic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Group Dynamics, Group Activities, Cooperative Learning
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Steenbergen-Hu, Saiying; Cooper, Harris – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
In this study, we meta-analyzed empirical research of the effectiveness of intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) on K-12 students' mathematical learning. A total of 26 reports containing 34 independent samples met study inclusion criteria. The reports appeared between 1997 and 2010. The majority of included studies compared the effectiveness of ITS…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement