Mental imagery shows no direct relation to school achievement among non-leisure readers, though a ceiling effect limits this null finding¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i0 Mental imagery was not a significant predictor of school achievement in either track (η2 = 0.00 in both ANCOVAs). → Mol SE and Jolles J 2014

Evidence¶

Mol SE and Jolles J 2014¶

Mol SE and Jolles J (2014) Reading enjoyment amongst non-leisure readers can affect achievement in secondary school. Front. Psychol. 5:1214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01214

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ANCOVA results in both tracks showed no significant main effect of mental imagery (lower track: η2 = 0.00; higher track: η2 = 0.00). The article states "We found no direct relation between mental imagery and school achievement" and urges caution due to a ceiling effect.

"We found no direct relation between mental imagery and school achievement. This finding should be interpreted with caution, however, due to the ceiling effect that seemed to affect our mental imagery measure."

Discussion¶

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