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The effect of socioeconomic status on student achievement was examined in this meta-analysis study. A total of 187 research studies were collected during the literature review, out of which 66 were included in the meta-analysis. The 66 research studies were compiled to obtain a sample size of 266,817 subjects. The results of the random effect model showed that socioeconomic status has a high level of effect on student achievement . The moderators identified for the study were publication year , publication type , the country in which the study was conducted, the course and class level, out of which publication year, publication type and the class year (grade ) in which the research was conducted were found to be moderator variables .
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Koza Çiftçi, Ş., Melis Cin, F. (2017). The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Students’ Achievement. In: Karadag, E. (eds) The Factors Effecting Student Achievement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56083-0_10
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