Situation-model-approach interventions produce a medium positive average effect (g = 0.46) on relative metacomprehension accuracy¶

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q3 i2 Across 26 effect sizes in a random-effects meta-analysis, situation-model-approach interventions significantly improved relative metacomprehension accuracy with a medium effect size. → Anja Prinz & Stefanie Golke & Jörg Wittwer 2020

Evidence¶

Anja Prinz & Stefanie Golke & Jörg Wittwer 2020¶

Anja Prinz & Stefanie Golke & Jörg Wittwer. (2020). To What Extent Do Situation-Model-Approach Interventions Improve Relative Metacomprehension Accuracy? Meta-Analytic Insights. Educational Psychology Review (2020) 32:917–949. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09558-6

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Random-effects meta-analysis of 28 effect sizes from 17 records comprising 2,236 participants, with effect sizes weighted by inverse variance. The article reports "g = 0.46, 95% CI [0.33, 0.60]" for the average effect versus control conditions.

"the average effect across all situation-model-approach interventions on relative metacomprehension accuracy was significantly positive and of medium size, g = 0.46, 95% CI [0.33, 0.60], p < .001, k = 26"

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