Callan, Gregory L.; Marchant, Gregory J.; Finch, W. Holmes; Flegge, Lindsay
University Affiliation: Ball State University
Email: glcallan@bsu.edu
Research Question:
The authors examine the relationships among five variables, including three demographic variables and two composites of academic strategies. They examine three learning strategies and two metacognitive strategies.
What are the direct and indirect effects of these variables on academic achievement across three content areas of mathematics, science, and reading?
Published: Yes
Journal Name or Institutional Affiliation: Psychology in the Schools
Journal Entry: Vol. 54, No. 9, pp.1106-1122
Year: 2017
Findings:
– Schools, as opposed to families, may be the primary vehicle for developing effective strategy use practices for students and thus,
targeted interventions may be particularly useful for male students
attending low SES schools.
– One learning strategy (i.e., control strategies) was found to relate significantly and positively to achievement.
– These strategies were used more by females and students attending higher SES schools.
– Males and students attending lower SES schools tended to use a greater number of learning strategies that did not relate to achievement, including memorization and elaboration.
– Strategies that did not relate to achievement were used more
frequently by students from higher SES families.