SEM sessions of at least 60 minutes are most effective; shorter sessions show smaller effects¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2–r3 · q3 · i1–i3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 SEM sessions of ≥60 minutes show a large positive effect (ES = 1.002). → Yao Gege 2025 q3 i1 SEM sessions of 30–60 minutes show a small positive effect (ES = 0.295). → 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 · i3 · quant-synthesis · r2

Subgroup meta-analysis by session duration. Sessions of ≥60 minutes showed "Effect size = 1.002" (95% CI 0.437–1.568, P < 0.001), the largest duration effect.

"SEM interventions with a duration of ≥60 min/session demonstrated a significant large positive effect (Effect size = 1.002; 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 · i1 · quant-synthesis · r3

Subgroup analysis for 30–60 minute sessions found a significant small effect (ES = 0.295, 95% CI 0.068–0.522, P = 0.011).

"SEM interventions with a duration of 30–60 min/session had a significant small positive effect on students' physical education learning (Effect size = 0.295; P = 0.011)"

Discussion¶

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