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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Attitude towards content domains

Overview

  • Influence: Attitude towards content domains
  • Domain: Student
  • Sub-Domain: Motivational approach/orientation
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to accelerate
  • Influence Definition: A student's attitudes towards particular content domains (e.g., math, science, social studies, reading, etc.).

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 12
  • Number of studies: 751
  • Number of students: 2,174,297
  • Number of effects: 1,394
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.48
  • Robustness index: 5

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Journal of Research in Science Teaching Willson USA A meta-analysis of the relationship between science achievement and science attitude: Kindergarten through college 1983 Attitudes to science 43 638,333 280 0.32
Dissertation Bradford USA A Meta-Analysis of Selected Research on Student Attitudes Towards Mathematics 1991 Attitude to mathematics 102 0 241 0.29
Educational Research Review Fong & Krou USA LASSI's great adventure: A meta-analysis of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory and academic outcomes 2021 Attitude 178 71,853 264 0.25
Al-Jabar: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika, 12(2), 437-446. Ili, Rumasoreng, Prabowo, & Setiana Indonesia Relationship between student learning interest and mathematics learning achievement: A meta-analysis.  2021 Interest in mathematics 30 2,736 30 1.28
International Journal of Instruction Harun & Manaf Indonesia Student Attitude and Mathematics Learning Success: A Meta-Analysis. 2021 Attitude to mathematics 22 2,333 22 0.94
Statistics education research Journal Emmioglu & Capa-Aydin Turkey Attitudes and achievement in statistics: A meta-analysis study. 2012 Attitude to statistics 17 5,271 17 0.63
Frontiers in psychology Mao, Cai, He, Chen, & Fan China The Relationship Between Attitude Toward Science and Academic Achievement in Science: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis.  2021 Attitude to science 37 1,042,537 132 0.51
Language Learning Masgoret & Gardner New Zealand Attitudes, motivation, and second language learning: A meta-analysis of studies conducted by Gardner and associates 2003 Attitudes to ESL 51 8,040 51 0.47
Book Sölpük Turkey The Effect of Attitude on Student Achievement 2017 Attitude 90 78,015 90 0.87
Dicle Üniversitesi Ziya Gökalp Egitim Fakültesi Dergisi Alkan, Alkan, & Bayr Malaysia Dicle Üniversitesi Ziya Gökalp Egitim Fakültesi Dergisi 2017 Attitude to science 6 5,903 6 0.68
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education Ma & Kishor Canada Assessing the relationship between attitude toward mathematics and achievement in mathematics: A meta-analysis 1997 Attitude to mathematics 143 94,661 143 0.47
Journal of Research in Reading Petscher USA A meta-analysis of the relationship between student attitudes towards reading and achievement in reading 2010 Attitude to reading and achievement 32 224,615 118 0.32
TOTAL/AVERAGE 751 2,174,297 1,394 0.59
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