Motivation programs
Overview
- Influence: Motivation programs
- Domain: Curricula
- Sub-Domain: Other curricula programs
- Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
- Influence Definition: Because motivation is claimed to be a significant factor in academic success, motivation programs seek to inculcate motivation in students.
Evidence
- Number of meta-analyses: 3
- Number of studies: 120
- Number of students: 69,161
- Number of effects: 138
- Effect size: 0.33
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 |
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Review of Educational Research | Lazowski & Hulleman | Motivation interventions in education: A meta-analytic review | 2016 | Motivation programs on achievement | 74 | 38,377 | 92 | 0.49 | |
Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies | Wagner & Szamoskozi | Romania | Effects of Direct Academic Motivation-Enhancing Intervention Programs: A Meta-Analysis | 2012 | Motivation programs on achievement | 17 | 3,720 | 17 | 0.29 |
Unpublished Thesis | Berg | USA | Values-Based Character Education: A Meta-Analysis of Program Effects on Student Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors | 2003 | Character Ed programs on knowledge | 29 | 27,064 | 29 | 0.20 |
TOTAL/AVERAGE | 120 | 69,161 | 138 | 0.33 |
Confidence
The Confidence is the average of these four measures, each divided into five approximately equal groups and assigned a value from 1 to 5 based on the following criteria:
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Number of Meta-analyses
- 1 = 1
- 2 = 2–3
- 3 = 4–6
- 4 = 7–9
- 5 = 10+
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Number of Studies
- 1 = 1–10
- 2 = 11–50
- 3 = 51–200
- 4 = 201–400
- 5 = 400+
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Number of Students
- 1 = 1–2,500
- 2 = 2,501–10,000
- 3 = 10,000–20,000
- 4 = 20,000–100,000
- 5 = 100,001+
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Number of Effects
- 1 = 1–100
- 2 = 101–300
- 3 = 301–600
- 4 = 601–1,200
- 5 = 1,200+
Number of Meta-Analyses | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Overall Confidence | |
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Confidence Factor | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |