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Version 1.1 – Updated August 2021

Parental expectations

Overview

  • Influence: Parental expectations
  • Domain: Home
  • Sub-Domain: Home environment
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to considerably accelerate
  • Influence Definition: The level of expectations or aspirations that parents have for the achievement success of their students.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 2
  • Number of studies: 251
  • Number of students: 538,548
  • Number of effects: 225
  • Effect size: 0.70

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
Book Phillipson USA Parental expectations on school achievement 2013 Parental expectations 82 0 56 0.77
Educational Psychology Review Pinquart & Ebeling Germany Parental educational expectations and academic achievement in children and adolescents - a meta-analysis 2019 Parental expectations 169 538,548 169 0.63
TOTAL/AVERAGE 251 538,548 225 0.70

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:

  • Number of Meta-analyses
    • 1 = 1
    • 2 = 2–3
    • 3 = 4–6
    • 4 = 7–9
    • 5 = 10+
  • Number of Studies
    • 1 = 1–10
    • 2 = 11–50
    • 3 = 51–200
    • 4 = 201–400
    • 5 = 400+
  • 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+
  • Number of Effects
    • 1 = 1–100
    • 2 = 101–300
    • 3 = 301–600
    • 4 = 601–1,200
    • 5 = 1,200+
Confidences
Number of Meta-Analyses Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Overall Confidence
Confidence Factor 2 4 5 2 3
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