Study quality, publication source, locality, socioeconomic status, years in multigrade classes, and publication year did not significantly predict multigrade cognitive effects¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Methodological quality of studies did not significantly predict variance in multigrade cognitive effects (Q(2, N = 40) = 1.6, p = .45), nor did source of publication (Q(3, N = 40) = 1.5, p = .68). → Simon Veenman 1996 q3 i? Locality, socioeconomic status, number of years in multigrade classes, and publication year showed no or negligible significant relations with effect sizes. → Simon Veenman 1996

Evidence¶

Simon Veenman 1996¶

Simon Veenman. (1996). Effects of multigrade and multi-age classes reconsidered. Review of Educational Research, 66(3), 323-340. https://doi.org/10.2307/1170526

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Between-study analyses of the multigrade cognitive subset (Table 3). Locality Q(1, N = 26) = 4.9, p = .03; SES Q(1, N = 22) = 3.3, p = .07; years-in-multigrade differences were significant but all d-indexes essentially zero; publication year r(40) = -.05, n.s.

"The results of this between-study analysis showed that study quality did not predict a significant amount of variance in effects, <2(2, N = 4O) = l.6,p = .45."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Socioeconomic Status — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Grade level moderates multigrade cognitive effects, with a diminishing positive effect from lower to higher grades — related
• Meta-analysis shows no significant difference in cognitive outcomes between multigrade and single-grade classes — related
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