Cognitive engagement did not emerge as the strongest predictor of any correlate, leaving its specialized function ambiguous¶
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q3 i? Across all four meta-analyses, cognitive engagement was never the strongest individual predictor of any correlate, challenging the specialized purpose hypothesis for this engagement type. → Johnmarshall Reeve 2025
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Johnmarshall Reeve 2025¶
Johnmarshall Reeve, Geetanjali Basarkod, Hye-Ryen Jang, Rafael Gargurevich, Hyungshim Jang, Sung Hyeon Cheon. (2025). Specialized Purpose of Each Type of Student Engagement: A Meta-Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-09989-z
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This is the article's summary finding across the four meta-analyses (achievement, social support, motivation, well-being), each testing engagement type as a moderator with multilevel random effects models. Cognitive engagement correlated significantly with all four correlates but was never the strongest predictor. The article states this "challenges the specialized purpose hypothesis for cognitive engagement". No standardized effect size was printed for this summary statement.
"Cognitive engagement, although predictive of all four correlates, did not emerge as the strongest individual predictor of any correlate, leaving its specialized function ambiguous."
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Cognitive engagement did not emerge as the strongest predictor of any correlate, leaving its specialized function ambiguous |
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Cognitive engagement did not emerge as the strongest predictor of any correlate, leaving its specialized function ambiguous |
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