Effects of peers' emotions on posttest performance are not robust across analyses¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Analysis A found lower posttest performance in the enjoyment group than the neutral and frustration groups, while Analysis B found no group differences. → Hu 2024

Evidence¶

Hu 2024¶

Hu, Y., Elliot, A. J., Wouters, P., van der Schaaf, M., Kester, L., & Pekrun, R. (2024). Effects of peers' emotions on students' emotions, achievement goals, mental effort, and performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 116(7), 1283–1299. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000895

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Posttest knowledge scores (maximum 20 points) from the randomized experiment were analyzed twice: by intended condition (Analysis A, excluding mismatching perceptions) and by perceived emotion (Analysis B). The two analyses disagreed; no effect sizes were printed.

"students exposed to peers’ enjoyment reported lower posttest performance than those exposed to peers’ neutral state and those exposed to peers’ frustration in Analysis A (ae < 0 = af) and there were no differences among groups in Analysis B (ae = 0 = af)"

Discussion¶

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