Evidence on long-term persistence of self-regulation intervention effects is mixed: no fadeout for metacognitive strategy interventions versus substantial fadeout in higher-quality RCT syntheses¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? A meta-analysis of 48 long-term studies found no evidence of fadeout for interventions targeting metacognitive strategy use, with achievement effects appearing to increase over time. → Mathias Allemand 2026

Evidence¶

Mathias Allemand 2026¶

Mathias Allemand, Brent W. Roberts, Ulrich Trautwein. (2026). Integrating Insights from Volitional Personality Change Interventions to Improve Self-Regulated Learning. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10127-6

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The review reports, citing de Boer et al. (2018), that among 48 long-term studies there was "no evidence of fadeout for interventions targeting metacognitive strategy use"; effort-management interventions showed the largest effects and rehearsal-focused ones negative effects, based on small numbers of studies.

"a meta-analysis (de Boer et al., 2018) of 48 long-term studies found no evidence of fadeout for interventions targeting metacognitive strategy use; in fact, effects on academic achievement appeared to increase over time."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Metacognition — outcome: instruction changes it

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