SEM intervention periods of no more than 18 sessions are effective; periods of 18 or more sessions show no significant effect¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r3 · q3 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i2 SEM periods of <18 sessions show a moderate positive effect (ES = 0.654). → Yao Gege 2025 q3 i? SEM periods of ≥18 sessions show no statistically significant effect (P = 0.180). → Yao Gege 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Yao Gege 2025¶

Yao Gege, Zhang Junlong, Soh Kim Geok, Bai Xiaorong, Xiao Wensheng, Anuar Mohd Ashraff Mohd, Bao Lixia. (2025). Effective implementation of the Sport Education Model in physical education: A meta-analysis of participant and intervention characteristics. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331228

q3 · i2 · quant-synthesis · r3

Subgroup meta-analysis by experimental period. Periods of fewer than 18 sessions showed "Effect size = 0.654" (95% CI 0.297–1.010, P < 0.001), a moderate significant effect.

"the SEM experimental period of <18 sessions showed a significant moderate positive effect on students' physical education learning (Effect size = 0.654; P < 0.001)"

Yao Gege 2025 (2)¶

Yao Gege, Zhang Junlong, Soh Kim Geok, Bai Xiaorong, Xiao Wensheng, Anuar Mohd Ashraff Mohd, Bao Lixia. (2025). Effective implementation of the Sport Education Model in physical education: A meta-analysis of participant and intervention characteristics. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331228

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Subgroup analysis for periods of 18 or more sessions found no statistically significant effect (P = 0.180, ES = 0.305); equivalence was not tested.

"the SEM experimental period of ≥18 sessions did not reach statistical significance for students' physical education learning (P = 0.180)"

Discussion¶

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