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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Enjoyment

Overview

  • Influence: Enjoyment
  • Domain: Student
  • Sub-Domain: Emotions
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to accelerate
  • Influence Definition: Enjoyment invokes pleasure in undertaking activities and learning.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 3
  • Number of studies: 93
  • Number of students: 33,740
  • Number of effects: 102
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.50
  • Robustness index: 3

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
Learning and Instruction Loderer, Pekrun, & Lester Germany Beyond cold technology: A systematic review and meta-analysis on emotions in technology-based learning environments.  2020 Enjoyment 9 1,872 14 0.30
Journal of Vocational Education and Training Jeong & Rim Korea A systematic review and meta-analysis on the correlation between learning satisfaction and academic achievement.  2018 Satisfaction 27 0 31 0.62
Educational Psychology Review Camacho-Morles, Slemp, Pekrun, Loderer, Hou, & Oades Australia Activity achievement emotions and academic performance: A meta-analysis. 2021 Enjoyment 57 31,868 57 0.47
TOTAL/AVERAGE 93 33,740 102 0.46
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