Goal-setting skills training improved English language performance among Senior Secondary II students compared to a waiting control group¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · checked against its sources 2026-11-02 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Participants exposed to goal-setting skills training showed a significant pre-test to post-test gain (mean difference 14.17) while the control group did not (mean difference .78). → Abe 2014

Evidence¶

Abe 2014¶

Abe, Iyabo Idowu; Ilogu, Guy Chibuzoh; Madueke, Ify Louisa. (2014). Effects of goal-setting skills on students' academic performance in english language in Enugu Nigeria. New Approaches in Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.7821/naer.3.2.93-99

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test control group study of 80 Senior Secondary II students in two public schools in Enugu; intervention group t-cal 13.30 significant at .05, control not significant. The article reports "mean difference of 14.17" for the intervention versus .78 for the control.

"goal -setting skills intervention has an effect on students' performance in English language with mean difference of 14.17, while the control group has the mean difference of .78"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Oral Language — outcome: instruction changes it

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