Metacognition is significantly positively correlated with math performance in adolescence (pooled r = .37)¶
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q4 i3 Across 74 effect sizes from 29 studies (30 independent populations), metacognition and math performance in 11–16-year-olds show a significantly positive pooled correlation of r = .37. → Gemma Muncer 2021
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Gemma Muncer 2021¶
Gemma Muncer, Philip A. Higham, Corentin J. Gosling, Samuele Cortese, Henry Wood-Downie, & Julie A. Hadwin. (2021). A Meta-Analysis Investigating the Association Between Metacognition and Math Performance in Adolescence. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-021-09620-x
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A pre-registered multivariate random-effects meta-analysis (Campbell Collaboration registration 19-009) pooling 74 effect sizes from 29 studies of 11–16-year-olds found "a significantly positive correlation between metacognition and math performance in adolescence (r = .37, 95% CI = [.29, .44], p < .001)".
"The quantitative synthesis of 74 effect sizes from 29 of these studies (30 independent populations) indicated a significantly positive correlation between metacognition and math performance in adolescence (r = .37, 95% CI = [.29, .44], p < .001)."
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Metacognition is significantly positively correlated with math performance in adolescence (pooled r = .37) |
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Metacognition is significantly positively correlated with math performance in adolescence (pooled r = .37) |
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