FSRs correlate positively but weakly with GPA (r = .17) and course grades (r = .16)¶

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q3 i1 Pooled correlations of FSRs with GPA (r = .17) and with course grades (r = .16) are both small and statistically significant. → Fathi 2026

Evidence¶

Fathi 2026¶

Fathi, Z., Zarei, P., Fong, C. J., Saha, A. K., & Sharmeen, S. (2026). The Caring Professor: A Meta-Analysis of Associations between Faculty-Student Relationships and Postsecondary Student Success. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10100-9

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Table 6 disaggregation: GPA effect sizes (k = 79 from 22 samples) pooled at r = .17 ("0.17***") with 95% CI [0.12, 0.22]; course grades (k = 38 from 12 samples) pooled at r = .16 with CI [0.08, 0.25]. Both significant.

"GPA 79 22 0.17*** 0.12, 0.22 6.96 291.42*** 0.009 0.001"

Discussion¶

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