SES moderates relationships between other variables and student learning¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Seven meta-analyses examined moderating effects of SES in associations between other variables and students' learning outcomes rather than direct SES–outcome associations. → Tan 2024

Evidence¶

Tan 2024¶

Tan, C. Y. (2024). Socioeconomic Status and Student Learning: Insights from an Umbrella Review. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09929-3

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Among 26 meta-analyses in the umbrella review, seven investigated SES as a moderator of other variable–outcome associations (e.g., Kuncel et al. 2010 on test scores and grades; Tucker-Drob & Bates 2016 on SES × genes interactions), rather than direct SES–learning associations.

"seven meta-analyses did not examine the SES-student learning outcomes association but investigated moderating effects of SES in associations between other variables and students’ learning outcomes."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Socioeconomic Status — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group

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