Academic Help-Seeking and Achievement of Postsecondary Students: A Meta-Analytic Investigation

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dc.contributor.authorFong, Carlton J.
dc.contributor.authorGonzales, Cassandra
dc.contributor.authorHill-Troglin Cox, Christie
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-14T20:48:39Z
dc.date.available2023-11-14T20:48:39Z
dc.date.issued2023-11
dc.description.abstractNearly all college students require some academic assistance throughout their learning experiences. Rather than a dependent act, help-seeking is a self-regulated and motivated strategy; however, there are mixed findings regarding the relationship between academic help-seeking and academic achievement. Thus, the current study used meta-analytic techniques to assess the relationship between academic help-seeking variables and achievement (GPA, grades, test scores) among postsecondary students in 108 studies (119 samples, N = 37,941). Findings revealed a positive association between self-reported, need-contingent help-seeking behaviors and student achievement; the average weighted correlation was very small but potentially meaningful in the long run. Furthermore, the quality of help-seeking mattered, revealing small to moderate associations of greater consequence. Specifically, and executive help-seeking were negatively correlated to achievement; instrumental help-seeking along with formal help-seeking was positively correlated with academic performance. Moreover, a few factors significantly moderated the relationship between help-seeking and achievement. Implications for research and practice will be discussed.
dc.description.departmentCurriculum and Instruction
dc.description.versionThis is the author accepted manuscript version of an article published in the Journal of Educational Psychology.
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dc.format.extent21 pages
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dc.identifier.citationFong, C. J., Gonzales, C., & Hill-Troglin Cox, C. (2023). Academic help-seeking and achievement of postsecondary students: A meta-analytic investigation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 115(1), pp. 1-21.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000725
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/17169
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Association
dc.sourceJournal of Educational Psychology, 2023, Vol. 115, No. 1, pp. 1-21.
dc.subjecthelp-seeking
dc.subjectacademic achievement
dc.subjectcollege students
dc.subjectpostsecondary
dc.subjectmeta-analysis
dc.titleAcademic Help-Seeking and Achievement of Postsecondary Students: A Meta-Analytic Investigation
dc.typeArticle

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